"There remain a few people in NASA who……" — Benjamin Franklin
"There remain a few people in NASA who are there to accomplish great things; but most of NASA now consists of the people who accomplished the extraordinary feat of making mankind's greatest achievements look dull, then making it impossible to repeat them.Yet what man has done man can aspire to. About light I am in the dark."
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Benjamin Franklin
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1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin has 1,166 quotes on this site.
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The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
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Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
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Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we…
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Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of…
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[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution…
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It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped
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I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a…
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Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for…
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Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
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Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is…
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It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be…
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It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part.
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites,…
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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses…
— Larry Bird
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If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
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Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will,…
— Edward Albee
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I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to…
— Pearl S. Buck
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
— Muhammad Ali
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The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place,…
— Chanakya
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