Success and Failure

Success is a journey, not a destination.

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Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.

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The Golden Rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules.

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The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the amount of work already completed.

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The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.

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Ever notice that even the busiest people are never too busy to tell you just how busy they are?

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Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who decided to stand their ground.

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Every solution breeds new problems.

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Every successful person has had failures but repeated failure is no guarantee of eventual success.

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Everything you do or say is public relations.

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Experience is the worst teacher. It always gives the test first and the instruction afterwards.

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Finagle's Fourth Law: Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse.

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God wisely designed the human body so that we can neither pat our own backs nor kick ourselves too easily.

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Happiness isn't getting what you want, it's wanting what you've got.

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Hoare's Law of Large Problems: Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.

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I wish I were what I was when I wanted to be what I am now.

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I'd rather be rich than stupid.

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If I can be of any help, you're in worse trouble than I thought.

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If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

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If at first you don't succeed, redefine success.

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