Events are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
I think of futurists as people who have a particular attitude about the future. They're advocates for a certain kind of outcome.… — Paul Saffo Copy Share Image
Many events seem to happen twice to me; even trifles, unimportant-seeming, recur, as if I were destined to live them again, time… — Han Suyin Copy Share Image
True power arises in knowing what you want, knowing what you don't want, expressing it clearly and lovingly without attachment to the… — Leonard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture. — William James Copy Share Image
I know the rewards of focusing on innovation and outcomes as opposed to hours. I've been fortunate to work with brilliant entrepreneurs… — Maynard Webb Copy Share Image
Wesco had a market capitalization of $40 million when we bought it [in the early 1970s]. It's $2 billion now. It's been… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I'm a firm believer in taking risks in life, because you'll never get anywhere unless you do, and the more risk involved… — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
The individual skill of the player determines the outcome, unlike betting on the horses or betting on the lottery. It's not an… — John Pappas Copy Share Image
Bitterness is the outcome of a wrong mental movement - the attempt to force external events to conform to internal fantasy. The… — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
If this is the degree of inflation planned for in advance, the real outcome is indeed likely to be such that most… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
Children have always brought a tremendous amount of joy to me and I feel that if you can catch them at a… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
Experience convinces me that permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth & violence. Even if my belief is a fond… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
If we seek a positive outcome, we must begin with a positive attitude. — Anthony D. Williams Copy Share Image
In America, we've been around for 240 years. We've had free and fair elections. We've accepted the outcomes when we may not… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Given our inevitably incomplete knowledge about key structural aspects of our ever-changing economy and the sometimes asymmetric costs or benefits of particular… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Not that I lack confidence in the outcome," Ferrin said, "but would you consider entrusting the piece of my neck to somebody… — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
When it comes to efficiency and effectiveness, I would always start with effectiveness. I am interested in achieving a certain outcome. Only… — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
Hasn't anyone thought to look at outcomes as a logical way to figure out what really works? Not until recently. That tells… — Marni Jackson Copy Share Image
To be honest, I don't necessarily think you have to be an actor to act. You don't have to be a musician… — Andre Benjamin Copy Share Image
Even though the outcome wasn't the way it should have been, publicly I still feel in my heart I won the Sugar… — Marvin Hagler Copy Share Image
[Man] ... his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs are but the outcome of accidental collocations… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I think about my choice. Either outcome is bleak. If I stay and live through high school, go to college, get a… — Julie Anne Peters Copy Share Image