More Quotes

Luck, that's what happens when preparation and opportunity meet. ~Pierre Trudeau, Canadian prime minister~ Amen to that. Also, 'The harder you work, the luckier you get.'

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with the inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent. ~Sophia Loren~

You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace.

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh the things you can think up if you only try! ~Dr. Suess~

What counts can't always be counted; what can be counted doesn't always count. ~Albert Einstein

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. ~Ernest Hemingway~

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ~Proust~

Often you just have to rely on your intuition. ~Bill Gates~

Intuition is given only to him who has undergone long preparation to receive it. ~Louis Pasteur~

The secret of business it to know something that nobody else does.

Wealth depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality; that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. ~Ben Franklin~ (Man, if I could learn this, I could avoid the "feast or famine" cycles of the real estate world.)

I've never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation. ~Mike Todd~

"Don't find fault. Find a remedy." ~Henry Ford~ (When I first started in real estate, I was so often upset about the mistakes other agents made. Over time, I learned to take my focus off of the mistake, and simply double up my focus on how to solve the challenge at hand.)

Formula for success: Underpromise and overachieve.

Look well into theyself: there is a source which will always spring up if thou wilt always search there. ~Marcus Aurelius~

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We must exchange the philosophy of excuse for the philosophy of responsibility. ~Barbara Jordan~

Words can destroy. What we call each other ultimately becomes what we think of each other, and it matters. ~Jeane Kirkpatrick, diplomat~

It's better to look ahead and prepare than look back and regret. ~Jackie Joyner-Kersee~

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. ~Walt Disney~

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. ~Helen Keller~

No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

For people who live in the imagination, there is no lack of subjects. To seek the exact moment at which inspiration comes is futile. Imagination floods us with suggestions all the time, from all directions. ~Federico Fellini~

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