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Dave LettermanIf what you've done is stupid, but it works… then it really isn't all that stupid.

—  Dave Letterman, 1947-, American TV talk show host

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VauvenarguesThe most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.

—  Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims

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AugustusWhatever is done well enough is done quickly enough.

—  Augustus, 63 BC-14 AD, Roman Emperor

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Mahatma GandhiYou may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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Zig ZiglarEvery choice you make has an end result.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Winston ChurchillHowever beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Somerset MaughamUnfortunately sometimes one can't do what one thinks is right without making someone else unhappy.

—  Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer

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Ayn RandWealth is the product of man’s capacity to think.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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Peter DruckerResults are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Peter DruckerMorale in an organization does not mean that “people get along together”; the test is performance not conformance.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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William JamesIf you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

—  William James, 1842-1910, American philosopher

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Vince LombardiSome of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing, the result.

—  Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American football coach

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David Lloyd GeorgeThe finest eloquence is that which gets things done.

—  David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922]

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Doug LarsonSome of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

—  Doug Larson, 1926-2017, American columnist

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Chuck YeagerYou don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done

—  Chuck Yeager, 1923-2020, American pioneer pilot

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Ludwig WittgensteinPhilosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

George EliotPity that consequences are determined not by excuses but by actions!

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

BouddhaWhat you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.

—  Bouddha, 563-483 BC, Indian founder of Buddhism

Bertolt BrechtIn any new idea, we have to look for where it comes from and where it goes. Only then can we know if it is good or not.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Graham GreeneAs long as nothing happens, anything is possible.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

W.H. AudenA craftsman knows in advance what the finished result will be, while the artist knows only what it will be when he has finished it.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

Sri AurobindoOne mighty deed can change the course of things; a lonely thought becomes omnipotent.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Salvador DaliI am the first to be surprised and often terrified by the images that I see appearing on my canvas.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

Nikola TeslaA new idea must not be judged by its immediate results.

—  Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943, Serbian-American inventor

Nicolas Gomez DavilaThe difference between organic and mechanical in social matters is a moral one: the “organic” is the result of innumerable humble acts; the “mechanical” is the result of one decisive act of arrogance.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Latin Quotes

OvidThe result justifies the deed.

Exitus acta probat.

—  Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet

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Ancient Greek

EuripidesA bad beginning makes a bad ending.

Κακής απ’ αρχής γίγνεται τέλος κακόν.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Aeolus

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DemocritusBoldness is the beginning of action. But fortune controls how it ends.

Τόλμα πρήξιος αρχή, τύχη δε τέλεος κυρίη.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Proverbs

English proverbAll is well that ends well.

—  English proverb

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International proverbTo kill two birds with one stone.

—  International proverb

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International proverbYou reap what you sow.

—  International proverb

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