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 greatest thing man can create is himself.

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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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Reach for the moon and if you miss at least you will land among the stars.

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Nothing is difficult to those who have the will.

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Life's a bitch, and then she has puppies.

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Measure twice because you can only cut once.

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Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure.

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Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than in a Lada.

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My hands are free, but my mind hesitates.

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

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Perfection is only achieved on the point of collapse.

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People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first.

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Only those who do not expect anything are never disappointed. Only those who never try, never fail.

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