Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - May 28, 2023
Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.
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Sophia Loren (1934 - )  
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.
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John Berry, Flight of White Crows  
In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.
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George Matthew Adams  
If we can connect in some tiny way with a human that doesn't agree with us, then maybe we won't blow up the planet.
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Nancy White, Us and Them: A Blog Conversation Survival Guide, SXSW 2006  

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