Brian Tracy Quotes
Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed
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Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is ever on the lips of its members, and which, I hope, is in their hearts, as I know and feel it is in mine, and mean it shall be in my conduct.
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I like Dolce & Gabbana's fragrance Light Blue - it's my everyday perfume.
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They don't call it the Internet anymore, they call it cloud computing. I'm no longer resisting the name. Call it what you want.
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My maternal grandmother - she was a compulsive reader. She had only been through five grades of elementary school, but she was a member of the municipal library, and she brought home two or three books a week for me. They could be dime novels or Balzac.
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Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.
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My MELD score was pretty high. And the worse you get on that scale, the sooner you get a transplant. It's based on how sick you are. And believe me, I was pretty sick.
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Whenever I come across an Arabic word mired in English text, I am momentarily shocked out of the narrative.
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I love movies, and if the right thing comes along I'm so interested.
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My dad was a designer for Upper Deck, and I had hundreds of Ken Griffey Jr. cards. Hundreds. I could have paid for college with them.
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In most movies there is a Prince Charming who rides up and saves the girl.
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Because of my crazy work schedule, I have become something of a master at changing my clothes while driving. The men driving next to me love it.
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I got nominated for a Tony in my Broadway debut, which was fascinating and thrilling and sort of unbelievable all at the same time.
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Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society.
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There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
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The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.
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Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.
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The only thing I did at RKO of any note was lose my Texas accent.
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...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine connoisseur invited the composer to dinner. 'This is the Brahms of my cellar,' he said to his guests, producing a dust-covered bottle and pouring some into the master's glass. Brahms looked first at the color of the wine, then sniffed its bouquet, finally took a sip, and put the glass down without saying a word. 'Don't you like it?' asked the host. 'Hmm,' Brahms muttered. 'Better bring your Beethoven!'
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.
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Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.
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Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed
