The two qualities that chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is you own and that it is your only one.
- Topic: Accountability, Inspiration, Quality
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A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offense to everything.
First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.
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Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fall, but because each time they fall they never fail to rise again.
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.
A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspire others.
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions.
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution; it represents the wide choice of many alternatives.
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Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
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We acquire a particular quality by acting in a particular way.
