Remarkable Quotes

• The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

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  Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

  Douglas Adams

  Funny, Education, Wisdom

  Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine (2011). “Last Chance to See”, p.132, Ballantine Books

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• Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.

  Hermann Hesse

  Inspirational, Unique, Men

  Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun, Hermann Hesse (1971). “Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun [and] Hermann Hesse”

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• The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

  George Orwell

  Peace, Atrocities Committed, Tyrants

  George Orwell, Ian Angus, Sheila Davison (1998). “The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945”

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• It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but that you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  Light, People, Genius

  Arthur Conan Doyle (1993). “The Return of Sherlock Holmes”, p.17, Wordsworth Editions

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• Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.

  David Ogilvy

  Business, Top Management, Service Culture

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• What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?

  John Green

  Inspirational, Motivational, Failure

  John Green (2008). “An Abundance of Katherines”, p.38, Penguin

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• The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.

  Oswald Chambers

  If There Is A God, Fear Nothing, Do Not Fear

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.142, Discovery House

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• Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Anxiety, Life Is, Unnecessary

  Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.3846, Delphi Classics

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• Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

  Funny Inspirational, Wish, Common

  1857-8 The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, ch.12.

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• Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.

  Aldous Huxley

  Children, Curiosity, Vision

  Aldous Huxley (2000). “Complete Essays: 1930-1935”, Ivan R Dee

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• The most compelling reason for most people to buy a computer for the home will be to link it to a nationwide communications network. We're just in the beginning stages of what will be a truly remarkable breakthrough for most people - as remarkable as the telephone.

  Steve Jobs

  Communication, Home, Compelling Reason

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• The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.

  Calvin Trillin

  Funny, Mothers Day, Mom

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• What a computer is to me is the most remarkable tool that we have ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Memorable, Technology

  Steve Jobs (0101). “Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs”, p.86, Prabhat Prakashan

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• Whenever I found something remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people be informed thereof.

  Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

  Discovery, People, Paper

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• I like to think that Einstein would look at string theory’s journey and smile, enjoying the theory’s remarkable geometrical features while feeling kinship with fellow travelers on the long and winding road toward unification.

  Brian Greene

  Thinking, Journey, Long

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• But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.

  Sidney Poitier

  Dad, Integrity, Men

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• You can be creative and not addictive, or addictive and not creative. Most addicted people do not produce anything of remarkable note.

  Anne Roiphe

  People, Creative, Notes

  "Anne Roiphe's Lust, Passion, and Very Good Memory". Interview with Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 15, 2011.

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• Babe Ruth was not afraid to strike out. And it was this fearlessness that contributed to his remarkable career.

  Simon Sinek

  Careers, Ruth, Babe

  "Are You Willing To Strike Out?: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

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• Spending time with the military certainly lends itself to some remarkable experiences, and I've been privileged to have had my share.

  Simon Sinek

  Military, Spending Time, Share

  "The Human Side Of Organizations: Simon Sinek". www.askmen.com.

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• I have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesn't mean that we didn't have our rough times, but they were remarkable people who were open-minded, creative and hard-working, and had great senses of humor.

  Patti Smith

  Beautiful, Hard Work, Mean

  "Patti Smith on Art". Interview with Anthony DeCurtis, www.pbs.org. December 30, 2009.

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• Copenhagen has done a remarkable job creating streets that are focused on bicycles and pedestrians.

  Alex Steffen

  Jobs, Creating, Done

  "Alex Steffen on Carbon-Zero Cities". Interview with Theresa Riley, billmoyers.com. March 19, 2013.

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• The Internet has become a remarkable fount of economic and social innovation largely because it's been an archetypal level playing field, on which even sites with little or no money behind them - blogs, say, or Wikipedia - can become influential.

  James Surowiecki

  Innovation, Wikipedia, Level Playing Field

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• Disasters redistribute money from taxpayers to construction workers, from insurance companies to homeowners, and even from those who once lived in the destroyed city to those who replace them. It's remarkable that this redistribution can happen so smoothly and quickly, with devastated regions reinventing themselves in a matter of months.

  James Surowiecki

  Construction Workers, Cities, Matter

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• 'Red Knot' is a film that I shot in Antarctica almost three years ago on a boat. It was a film that was improvised and it had very interesting circumstances while making the film, obviously. We were on a small boat bobbing around in Antarctica. It was a really remarkable experience.

  Olivia Thirlby

  Years, Interesting, Three

  "Olivia Thirlby Talks Playing a Bad Ass in DREDD, Comic-Con and Her Other Projects, Including NOBODY WALKS, RED KNOT and THE MOVIE". collider.com. July 27, 2012.

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