Success and Failure

The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.

Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Success and Failure

The greatest thing man can create is himself.

Unknown, in Success and Failure

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

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

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The chief cause of problems is solutions.

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The future belongs to those who dare.

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The surest way of having something done is to forbid your kids to do it.

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The last time you failed, did you stop trying because you failed -- or did you fail because you stopped trying?

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The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an approaching train.

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The more you know, the less you think you know.

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The more you put into life, the less you will get.

Unknown, in Success and Failure and Vice and Virtue

The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.

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The more you know, the less you need to show.

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The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.

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Measure twice because you can only cut once.

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Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules: The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.

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Never make anything simple and efficient when a way can be found to make it complex and wonderful.

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Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure.

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Non-Reciprocal Laws of Expectations: Negative expectations yield negative results. Positive expectations yield negative results.

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My hands are free, but my mind hesitates.

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