He that would relish success to a purpose should keep his passions cool, and his expectations low; and then it is possible… — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
In proportion as we endeavor to live according to the guidance of reason, shall we strive as much as possible to depend… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Thank God for poverty That makes and keeps us free And lets us go our unobtrusive way, Glad of the sun and… — Bliss Carman Copy Share Image
Life is a problem. Not merely a premiss from which we start, but a goal towards which we proceed. It is an… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
Gordon Gekko was right: greed is good. Because, the potty-trained Republicans have now stepped forward - like the Koch brothers - to… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Happiness is essentially perfect; so that the happy man requires in addition the goods of the body, external goods and the gifts… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
For me, it's good fortune to be between two cultures. Growing up in Germany taught me a lot. I am a world… — Tarkan Copy Share Image
“I don't know how much we will rise," I say stoutly. "And I have no fear of falling. He looks at me.… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
I am opposing a social order in which it is possible for one man who does absolutely nothing that is useful to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm working full-time on my job and part time on my fortune. But it won't be long before I'm working full-time on… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
Every new generation of LGBT Americans needs to be inspired by leaders who come out — whether in Congress, the nonprofit sector,… — Anthony Romero Copy Share Image
“Every year I collect a select amount of material possessions (baseball cards, coins, famous paraphernalia) to pass on to my children. In… — Akutra-Ramses Atenosis Cea Copy Share Image
The intention which is fixed on God as its only end will keep people steady in their purposes, and deliver them from… — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
I have the incredibly good fortune of being able to make the majority of the work I produce in the world on… — Andrew Levitas Copy Share Image
One finds fortunes built on slave labor, indentured labor, prison labor, immigrant labor, female labor, child labor, and scab labor - backed… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
In democratic countries, however opulent a man is supposed to be, he is almost always discontented with his fortune, because he finds… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Much as we complain about our condition or feel victimized by fortune or fellow humans, we simply love being alive. We love… — John Lachs Copy Share Image
I think my best work has been in France with great men. It's been my great fortune to work with really great… — Emmanuelle Beart Copy Share Image
In the two novels I have published, it was my fortune at different times, and from different persons, to hear the most… — William Godwin Copy Share Image
He who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth is generally considered a fortunate person, but his good fortune is… — Celia Thaxter Copy Share Image
The Federal Reserve system obviously doesn't work anymore - they keep lowering the federal discount rate, and all that happens is that… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
One lapse of judgment can cost and talent isn't everything. A huge slice of good fortune in needed to make it to… — John Barrow Copy Share Image
Moderation is a fear of falling into that envy and contempt which those who grow giddy with their good fortune quite justly… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I'm excited about what the future holds. I'm not a fortune-teller; I have no idea how it will play out. People say,… — Jennifer Aniston Copy Share Image
President Bush will come here and there will be new "friends" of America to open a new relationship with the world, new… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
“But Elise eclipses the woman from Jamey's future, the lady in tennis whites flashing her diamond as she drinks orange juice fresh-squeezed… — Jardine Libaire Copy Share Image
I had the good fortune to win a congressional fellowship to work on what I felt passionately about - the need for… — Katie McGinty Copy Share Image
We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good; if bad, because it works in… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
At this moment, by an undeserved stroke of fortune, I am the direct voice of the poets of my race and the… — Gabriela Mistral Copy Share Image
I liked reading and working out my ideas in the midst of that endless crowd walking in and out of the (library)… — Alfred Kazin Copy Share Image
We're going to shoot one Polaroid per show. I'm going to sign this before it even develops because I know that once… — Charlie Sheen Copy Share Image
At the ches with me she (Fortune) gan to pleye; With her false draughts (pieces) dyvers/She staal on me, and took away… — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share Image
We can easily become as much slaves to precaution as we can to fear. Although we can never rivet our fortune so… — Randolph Bourne Copy Share Image
Good luck happens to people who work hard for it. Sometimes people just fall into the honey pot, but I've consistently strived… — Patrick Duffy Copy Share Image
The real fortunes in this country have been made by people who have been right about the business they invested in, and… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Into the cultural and technological system of the modern world, the patriotic spirit fits like dust in the eyes and sand in… — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
There were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whatever your conscious mind assumes and believes to be true, your subconscious mind will accept and bring to pass. Believe in good… — Joseph Murphy Copy Share Image
“IN MY VIEW…IT IS BETTER TO BE IMPETUOUS THAN CAUTIOUS, BECAUSE FORTUNE IS A WOMAN, AND IF YOU WISH TO DOMINATE HER… — 50 Cent Copy Share Image
