Success and Failure
376 aphorisms · 9 comments
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tiny.ag/u05c2aqo · submitted 1997
Nothing is difficult to those who have the will.
Unknown, (motto of the Dutch Poet's Society), in Success and Failure
tiny.ag/oumhmbbr · submitted 1997
Official Project Stages: (1) Uncritical Acceptance. (2) Wild Enthusiasm. (3) Dejected Disillusionment. (4) Total Confusion. (5) Search for the Guilty. (6) Punishment of the Innocent. (7) Promotion of the Non-participants.
tiny.ag/aa3jqtel · submitted 1997
Oliver's Law: Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
tiny.ag/z1irlfxp · submitted 1997
Once you've tried to change the world you find it's a whole bunch easier to change your mind.
tiny.ag/xhom8dbn · submitted 1997
Only those who do not expect anything are never disappointed. Only those who never try, never fail.
tiny.ag/4wuke9ix · submitted 1997
People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first.
tiny.ag/xts9pvd0 · submitted 1997
Perfection is only achieved on the point of collapse.
Unknown, (from Bjarne Stroustrup's book on C++), in Success and Failure
tiny.ag/7tiaqkyk · submitted 1997
Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.
tiny.ag/cajbytn9 · submitted 1997
The greatest thing man can create is himself.
tiny.ag/i1mqw56v · submitted 1997
The future belongs to those who dare.
tiny.ag/zt1r3of5 · submitted 1997
The chief cause of problems is solutions.
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.
tiny.ag/1iteoxru · submitted 1997
The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.
tiny.ag/y2wjstfn · submitted 1997
The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the amount of work already completed.
tiny.ag/ffrhkz8y · submitted 1997
The Golden Rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules.
tiny.ag/wvpojnsh · submitted 1997
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
tiny.ag/0dnzu8o7 · submitted 1997
Success is a journey, not a destination.
tiny.ag/p0z9jdbr · submitted 1997
Silverman's Law: If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will.
tiny.ag/s1xthnqz · submitted 1997
Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.
tiny.ag/tkee56g3 · submitted 1997
Small minds are the first to condemn great ideas.
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