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Mon 19 Apr 2021

Fail

Posted by PJ under failure, originality, quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:

“It is better to fail in originality, than to succeed in imitation. He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great. Failure is the true test of greatness. And if it be said, that continual success is a proof that a man wisely knows his powers, — it is only to be added, that, in that case, he knows them to be small.

—Herman Melville, “Hawthorne and His Mosses,” The Literary World, August 1850

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Desus and Mero, Beyoncé, or the Marine Corps Marching Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Wed 19 Aug 2020

Gratitude

Posted by PJ under art, creativity, failure, gratitude, inspiration, quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:

“When we wake up in the morning we are inspired to do some certain thing and we do do it. The difficulty lies in the fact that it may turn out well or it may not turn out well. If it turns out well we have a tendency to think that we have successfully followed our inspiration and if it does not turn out well we have a tendency to think that we have lost our inspiration. But that is not true. There is successful work and work that fails but all of it is inspired.”

—Agnes Martin, “On the Perfection Underlying Life,” lecture, Institute of Contemporary Art, February 14, 1973

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Tue 10 Sep 2019

Success

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:

“How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough to eat and escaped being eaten?”

—Logan Pearsall Smith, “Myself,” Afterthoughts

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Tue 21 Nov 2017

Rising

Posted by PJ under ambition, quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:

“Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw and feathers.”

—Rev. Augustus William Hare, Sermons to a Country Congregation

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Fri 18 Aug 2017

Detours

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, success, the path
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Random quote of the day:

“There is no such thing as an overnight success. You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure. The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive. At that time, we turn around and say, yes, this is obviously where I was going all along. It’s a good idea to try to enjoy the scenery on the detours, because you’ll probably take a few.”

—Bill Watterson, Kenyon College Commencement, May 20, 1990

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Thu 17 Mar 2016

Disappointed

Posted by PJ under failure, optimism, quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:

“Many times people get tied to the disappointment of what failed rather than focusing on the success that awaits them in the next opportunity.”

—Scott Hamilton, The Great Eight

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Fri 6 Nov 2015

You are getting sleepy

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, service, success
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Random quote of the day:

“Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and abilities were used in a way that served others.”

—Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love

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Fri 1 May 2015

You are what you do

Posted by PJ under action and activism, decisions, fulfillment, mindfulness, quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:

“We all have different desires and needs, but if we don’t discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled. Sooner or later, we are all asked to compromise ourselves and the things we care about. We define ourselves by our actions. With each decision, we tell ourselves and the world who we are. Think about what you want out of this life, and recognize that there are many kinds of success.

—Bill Watterson, “Some Thoughts On the Real World By One Who Glimpsed It and Fled,” Kenyon College Commencement, May 20, 1990

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Mon 23 Mar 2015

Green with

Posted by PJ under friends, quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:

“Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success—yours or his.”

—Franklin P. Jones, Saturday Evening Post, November 29, 1953

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Mon 11 Aug 2014

God’s eye view

Posted by PJ under failure, quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:

“To divide men into the successful and the unsuccessful is to look at human nature from a narrow, preconceived point of view….One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.”

—Anton Chekhov, letter to A. S. Suvorin, November 1888
(tr. Constance Garnett)

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