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Success and Failure

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tiny.ag/s1xthnqz  ·  submitted 1997

Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

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tiny.ag/qwjktm2e  ·  submitted 1997

Some day my boat will come in, and with my luck I'll be at the airport.

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tiny.ag/yojpg6ut  ·  submitted 1997

Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.

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tiny.ag/oxjpvl03  ·  submitted 1997

Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.

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tiny.ag/sm4gracz  ·  submitted 1997

Strategy: A long-range plan whose merit cannot be evaluated until sometime after those creating it have left the organization.

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tiny.ag/7tiaqkyk  ·  submitted 1997

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

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tiny.ag/0dnzu8o7  ·  submitted 1997

Success is a journey, not a destination.

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tiny.ag/wvpojnsh  ·  submitted 1997

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

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tiny.ag/ffrhkz8y  ·  submitted 1997

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

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tiny.ag/y2wjstfn  ·  submitted 1997

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

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tiny.ag/1iteoxru  ·  submitted 1997

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

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tiny.ag/rhjtfglc  ·  submitted 1997

The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.

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tiny.ag/zt1r3of5  ·  submitted 1997

The chief cause of problems is solutions.

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tiny.ag/fsy6lb1v  ·  submitted 1997

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

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tiny.ag/stfdm53a  ·  submitted 1997

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

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tiny.ag/aqhc8mvh  ·  submitted 1999 by Glenn Troester

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.

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tiny.ag/5edntuvq  ·  submitted 1997

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

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