Success and Failure

There are people who make things happen, those who watch what happens, and those who wonder what happened.

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

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There are two types of dirt: the dark kind, which is attracted to light objects, and the light kind, which is attracted to dark objects.

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To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.

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To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.

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To err is human, to forgive unusual.

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To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of them absent.

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Try to get all of your posthumous medals in advance.

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

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

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

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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 more you know, the less you think you know.

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

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The greatest thing man can create is himself.

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