"A wise man once said that any human……" — K.J. Parker
"A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re supposed to be doing."
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11 Quotes by K.J. Parker
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That was the truly horrifying thing about it: the sense of time as an enemy, to be fought tooth and…
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Faith comes in different tempers: there's the hard, brittle faith that shatters when it meets an obstacle it can't cut…
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The easiest way to do anything is properly.
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Death is to be feared because of the pain and loss it inflicts through love, and for no other reason.
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Secretly, deep down, everybody on Earth believes they can write poetry, apart from the members of the Poets' Guild, who…
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There's an argument for saying that brave men deserve what they get, but it's a serious business forcing cowards to…
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War is an admission of failure
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If the world is a book, are you the hero, or just a walk-on part?
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Basic fact of life: no matter how far you run, you always take yourself with you.
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He turned away, and suddenly she thought about the old children's story, where the stupid girl opens the box that…
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More Achievement Quotes
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
— Irving Babbitt
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
— Christian Bale
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Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how…
— Albert Bandura
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
— Ethel Barrymore
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
— Irving Berlin
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