Quick Thinking Quotes

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  I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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• Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

  Will Rogers

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  "The Graduation Speech I'd Give, if Anyone Asked" by Karina Bland, www.azcentral.com. June 03, 2015.

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• I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.

  Donald Trump

  Inspirational, Success, Business

  FaceBook post by Donald J. Trump from Nov 21, 2016

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• Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• If you think you can't, you're right.

  Carol Bartz

  Inspirational, Positive, Smart

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• Get-rich-quick thinking leads to three basic errors: (1) Getting involved with things you cannot understand; (2) Risking funds you cannot afford to lose, that is, borrowed funds; and (3) Making hasty decisions. Each of these actions violates one or more biblical principles... Together they constitute a sin called greed.

  Larry Burkett

  Biblical, Thinking, Errors

  Larry Burkett (1990). “Business by the Book: The Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for Business Men and Women”, Thomas Nelson Incorporated

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• The emperor is naked!" The parade stopped. The emperor paused. A hush fell over the crowd, until one quick-thinking peasant shouted: "No, he isn't. The emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle!

  James Finn Garner

  Thinking, Naked, Crowds

  James Finn Garner (1994). “Politically Correct Bedtime Stories”, MacMillan Publishing Company

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• I don't think Wall Street people in general are smart. I think that's one of the biggest myths in American lore. They're tough, aggressive, greedy, quick thinking but I don't think they're particularly smart at all.

  Ben Stein

  Wall, Smart, Thinking

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• And did you have to hack his arms off?” “Yes, I did. He wouldn’t go through the door.” “You say it like you’re proud of it." I was proud of it. It was an example of quick thinking in a difficult situation.

  Ilona Andrews

  Thinking, Doors, Difficult Situations

  Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.144, Penguin

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• Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.

  Horace

  Depressing, Thinking, People

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• We believe we can train any intelligent, quick thinking person to be a trader. We feel traders are made, not born.

  Jeff Yass

  Believe, Intelligent, Thinking

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