Worthwhile Quotes - Page 17

• The things that haven't been done before, Are the tasks worthwhile today; Are you one of the flock that follows, or Are you one that shall lead the way? Are you one of the timid souls that quail At the jeers of a doubting crew, Or dare you, whether you win or fail, Strike out for a goal that's new?

  Edgar Guest

  Winning, Goal, Soul

  Edgar Albert Guest, “Things That Haven't Been Done Before”

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• It is never the duty of a leader to struggle for someone else;  a leader must encourage others to struggle and assure them that the struggles are worthwhile.  Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prizes of your future.

  Andy Andrews

  Motivational, Leadership, Struggle

  Andy Andrews (2009). “Traveler's Gift; Mastering the Seven Decisions”, p.40, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Shopping seemed to take an entirely too important place in women's lives. You never saw men milling around in men's departments. They made quick work of it. I used to wonder if shopping was a form of escape for women who had no worthwhile interests.

  Mary Barnett Gilson

  Men, Shopping, Important

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• To do something well is so worthwhile, that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy

  Bruce McLaren

  Trying, Wells, Foolhardy

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• I like conflict, drama's conflict and if you don't have that in the character it's really not a worthwhile role to play for me.

  Matt Dillon

  Drama, Character, Play

  "Matt Dillon Has a Few Drinks in Factotum". Interview with Julian Roman, movieweb.com. August 15, 2006.

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• The thing about being a writer is that you never have to ask, 'Am I doing something that's worthwhile?' Because even if you fail at it, you know that it's worth doing.

  Richard Ford

  Failing, Knows, Asks

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• I make spaces that are calm rather than confrontational. I seek a certain kind of logic that allows you to move in space and perceive it as beautiful and rational. Clarity is a worthwhile quality.

  Annabelle Selldorf

  Beautiful, Moving, Space

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• I believe we are here to do good. It is the responsibility of every human being to aspire to do something worthwhile, to make the world a better place than the one we found.

  Albert Einstein

  Believe, Responsibility, World

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• The desire to be a free person is very worthwhile. To be free means you are no longer the victim of fear, anger, craving, or suspicion.

  Nhat Hanh

  Fear, Anger, Mean

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2009). “Calming the Fearful Mind: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.58, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• This card is sent to cheer you As you're confined to bed I'm sure it'll feel all worthwhile In the happier days ahead.

  John Walter Bratton

  Cheer, Get Well, Bed

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• It only takes a handful of big winners to make a lifetime of investing worthwhile.

  Peter Lynch

  Investing, Winner, Lifetime

  Peter Lynch (2012). “Beating the Street”, p.306, Simon and Schuster

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• If you don't learn anything but self discipline, then athletics is worthwhile.

  Bear Bryant

  Self, Discipline, Athletics

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• Money is not the only commodity that is fun to give. We can give time, we can give our expertise, we can give our love or simply give a smile. What does that cost? The point is, none of us can ever run out of something worthwhile to give.

  Steve Goodier

  Running, Fun, Giving

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• Causes do matter. And the world is changed by people who care deeply about causes - about things that matter. We don't have to be particularly smart or talented. We don't need a lot of money or education. All we really need is to be passionate about something important; something bigger than ourselves. And it's that commitment to a worthwhile cause that changes the world.

  Steve Goodier

  Smart, Commitment, People

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• I decided that if I could fly for ten years before I was killed in a crash, it would be a worthwhile trade for an ordinary life time.

  Charles Lindbergh

  Years, Flying, Ordinary

  Charles A. Lindbergh, Reeve Lindbergh (2003). “The Spirit of St. Louis”, p.262, Simon and Schuster

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• I want to make films that are worthwhile, on some level, but also very entertaining.

  Charles Martin Smith

  Levels, Want, Film

  Source: collider.com

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• It is worthwhile for one to make an effort to achieve happiness. Just as the purpose of a plant is to grow, so it is that the main purpose of every human being is to survive and to grow until death.

  Dalai Lama

  Effort, Purpose, Achieve

  Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

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• Meditation is valuable for all of humanity because it involves looking inward. People don't have to be religious to look inside themselves more carefully. It is constructive and worthwhile to analyze our emotions, including compassion and our sense of caring, so that we can become more calm and happy.

  Dalai Lama

  Religious, Caring, Compassion

  Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

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• The Beatles are now history, and it would be unhealthy to try to make my way as a former member. I must admit I occasionally listen to our records, but usually it's not deliberate. I'm more concerned with the present, with working out my own individual style and producing something new and worthwhile.

  George Harrison

  Work Out, Style, Trying

  Source: friarparksoulclub.tumblr.com

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• A girl who sacrifices self-respect for social popularity debases true womanhood. A spotless character, founded upon the ability to say "no" in the presence of those who mock and jeer, wins the respect and love of men and women whose opinion is most worthwhile.

  David O. McKay

  Girl, Character, Sacrifice

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• The person who works and is never bored is never old. Work and interest in worthwhile things are the best remedy for age.

  Pablo Casals

  Worthwhile Things, Practice, Bored

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• If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.

  Samuel Eliot Morison

  Freedom, America, Independence

  Samuel Eliot Morison (1972). “The Oxford history of the American people”, Signet

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• Humankind is able to create new conditions, a new reality. We are not fated to swim forever among the realities that are here now. ... Everything that is worthwhile in human civilization has not only originated from but has been inspired by dreams, by imagination.

  Pramoedya Ananta Toer

  Dream, Reality, Civilization

  Pramoedya Ananta Toer (1996). “Footsteps”, Penguin Group USA

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• I now know that to do a worthwhile family history I must interpret the past without falling into either demonizing or unquestioning acceptance. . . . As a playwright, what I object to right now is any form of fundamentalism, whether it's nationalistic, religious or ethnic. . . . I think it is ridiculous - and fundamentalist, by the way - to say that I am not changed by the culture around me.

  David Henry Hwang

  Religious, Fall, Acceptance

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• I'm sensitive about the criticism [for not producing new playwrights], yes. But I'm hip to it as well. I read 500 new plays a year, and 99.99 percent of them are not good. I see no reason to do a new play just because it's new. It's like kissing your sister, a virtue, but so what? It seems to me more worthwhile to take a proven playwright and say, Write something for us.

  Gregory A. Boyd

  Writing, Kissing, Play

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