“ Failure is in a sense the highway to success, as each discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true. ”
- John Keats- Copy
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“ What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense, we are. The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of the mind, for the moment realizes itself. ”
- Anna Jameson- Copy
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“ To the man who himself strives earnestly, God also lends a helping hand. ”
- Aeschylus- Copy
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“ What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, changes one frame of mind and for the moment realizes itself. ”
- Mrs. Jamieson- Copy
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“ No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly. ”
- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne- Copy
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“ The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it. ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
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“ Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the labors of my fellowmen, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received. ”
- Albert Einstein- Copy
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“ What we must try to be, of course, is ourselves and wholeheartedly. We must find out what we really are and what we really want. ”
- Nelson Boswell- Copy
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“ Choose your corner, pick away at it carefully, intensely and to the best of your ability and that way you might change the world. ”
- Charles Eames- Copy
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“ It's so hard to know what to do when one wishes earnestly to do right. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
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“ We are gravely concerned about the potential for cholera, typhoid and dehydrating diseases that can come as a result of the stagnant water and conditions. ”
- Mike Leavitt- Copy
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“ For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously. ”
- William J. Bennett- Copy
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“ Golf is like a love affair. If you don't take it seriously, it's no fun; if you do take it seriously, it breaks your heart. ”
- Arthur Daley- Copy
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“ It is an article of faith in my creed to pick the man who does not take himself seriously, but does take his work seriously. ”
- Michael C. Cahill- Copy
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“ The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second is disastrous. ”
- Margaret Fontey- Copy
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“ My advice to people today is as follows: If you take the game of life seriously, if you take your nervous system seriously, if you take your sense organs seriously, if you take the energy process seriously, you must turn on, tune in, and drop out. ”
- Timothy Leary- Copy
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“ Many times a day I realize how much my own inner and outer life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received. ”
- Barbara Ehrenreich- Copy
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“ That it may please you leave these sad designs To him that hath most cause to be a mourner, And presently repair to Crosby House; Where — after I have solemnly interred At Chertsey monast'ry with noble king — And wet his grave with my repentant tears — I will with all expedient duty see you. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ People earnestly seeking what they do not want, while they neglect the real blessings in their possession, I mean the innocent gratification of their senses, which is all we can properly call our own. ”
- Mary Montagu- Copy
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“ The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. ”
- Hubert H. Humphrey- Copy
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“ Go after a man's weakness, and never, ever, threaten unless you're going to follow through, because if you don't, the next time you won't be taken seriously. ”
- Roy M. Cohn- Copy
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“ Normally, children learn to gauge rather accurately from the tone of their parent's voice how seriously to take his threats. Of course, they sometimes misjudge and pay the penalty. ”
- Louis Kaplan- Copy
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“ It was like passing the scene of a highway accident and being relieved to learn that nobody had been seriously injured. ”
- Martin Cruz Smith- Copy
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“ Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
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“ First make yourself unpopular, then people will take you seriously. ”
- Konrad Adenauer- Copy
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“ When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off sounding like Sunday, there is something seriously wrong somewhere. ”
- John Wyndham- Copy
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