"All intellectual improvement arises from leisure."
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"Oh, give us the man who sings at his work."
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"All true work is sacred. In all true work, were it but true hand work, there is something of divineness. Labor, wide as the earth, has its summit in Heaven."
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"A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner."
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"In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as fact."
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"Just a few words on time management: forget all about it."
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"There is a direct correlation between am increased sphere of comfort and getting what you want."
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"Endless data show that diverse teams make better decisions. We are building products that people with very diverse backgrounds use, and I think we all want our company makeup to reflect the makeup of the people who use our products. That's not true of any industry really, and we have a long way to go."
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"What I aspired to be and was not, comforts me."
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"Any human being is really good at certain things. The problem is that the things you're good at come naturally. And since most people are pretty modest instead of an arrogant S.O.B. like me, what comes naturally, you don't see as a special skill. It's just you. It's what you've always done."
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"Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study; a constant process of honing. Talent is a dull knife that will cut nothing unless it is wielded with great force."
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"Entrepreneurs are the forgotten heroes of America."
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"It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best."
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"The only time anyone has ever gotten into serious trouble was when he decided he could do nothing about something."
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"The path of social advancement is, and must be, strewn with broken friendships."
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"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches. Use auto-suggestion, have faith, imagination and overcome fear and time is your opposite player as in checkerboard."
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"Small loans can transform lives, especially the lives of women and children. The poor can become empowered instead of disenfranchised. Homes can be built, jobs can be created, businesses can be launched, and individuals can feel a sense of worth again."
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"My mother always told me,”hide your face- people are looking at you”. I would reply,”It does not matter; I am also looking at them."
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"Who am I to tamper with a masterpiece?"
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"I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do."
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