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"Life is a great surprise. I don't see why death should not be an even greater one." Vladimir Nabokov

"Life is a great surprise. I don't see why death should not be an even greater one." Vladimir Nabokov — English Quotes (@english_quotes) July 1, 2020

"My philosophy is to find the investor who will like to invest in me, not just in our business. The business can be up and down... If that happens then guess what? There's a conflict down the road. Very likely, they'll bring in a new CEO that's going to replace you." Eric Yuan

"My philosophy is to find the investor who will like to invest in me, not just in our business. The business can be up and down... If that happens then guess what? There's a conflict down the road. Very likely, they'll bring in a new CEO that's going to replace you." Eric Yuan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 30, 2020

"To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult." Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth

"To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult." Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 29, 2020

"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story." George Orson Welles

"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story." George Orson Welles — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 28, 2020

"The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future." Jordan Peterson

"The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 27, 2020

"A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous." Ingrid Bergman

"A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous." Ingrid Bergman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 25, 2020

"All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses." Friedrich Nietzsche

"All credibility, all good conscience, all evidence of truth come only from the senses." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 24, 2020

"Dialogue is a pathway to truth. Humility is recognition of personal insufficiency and the willingness to learn thru dialog. To learn is to die voluntarily and be born again, in great ways and small. Speech must remain untrammeled so that dialog can take place." Jordan Peterson

"Dialogue is a pathway to truth. Humility is recognition of personal insufficiency and the willingness to learn thru dialog. To learn is to die voluntarily and be born again, in great ways and small. Speech must remain untrammeled so that dialog can take place." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 23, 2020

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." Winston Churchill

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." Winston Churchill — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 22, 2020

"To travel is to take a journey into yourself." Dena Kaye

"To travel is to take a journey into yourself." Dena Kaye — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 21, 2020

"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill

"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 20, 2020

"Stop saying those things that make you weak and ashamed. Say only those things that make you strong. Do only those things that you could speak of with honour." Jordan Peterson

"Stop saying those things that make you weak and ashamed. Say only those things that make you strong. Do only those things that you could speak of with honour." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 18, 2020

"We always hire people with the potential for growth. Those employees are loyal to your company. They would likely adapt to your business rather than the business adapting to them. They tend to be more humble rather than rest on what they accomplished in the past." Eric Yuan

"We always hire people with the potential for growth. Those employees are loyal to your company. They would likely adapt to your business rather than the business adapting to them. They tend to be more humble rather than rest on what they accomplished in the past." Eric Yuan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 18, 2020

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Napoleon Bonaparte

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Napoleon Bonaparte — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 17, 2020

"You are a victim of the rules you live by." Jenny Holzer

"You are a victim of the rules you live by." Jenny Holzer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 16, 2020

"Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy." Ralph Waldo Emerson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 15, 2020

"Everybody needs someone to know who they really are." J.T. LeRoy

"Everybody needs someone to know who they really are." J.T. LeRoy — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 14, 2020

"I have always thought Prince Charming in Cinderella was the most boring role; I'd rather be the Wicked Witch." Jude Law

"I have always thought Prince Charming in Cinderella was the most boring role; I'd rather be the Wicked Witch." Jude Law — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 13, 2020

"We require routine and tradition. That’s order. Order can become excessive, and that’s not good, but chaos can swamp us, so we drown — and that is also not good. We need to stay on the straight and narrow path." Jordan Peterson

"We require routine and tradition. That’s order. Order can become excessive, and that’s not good, but chaos can swamp us, so we drown — and that is also not good. We need to stay on the straight and narrow path." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 11, 2020

"Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they always result in more or less fortunate misunderstandings." Rainer Maria Rilke

"Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they always result in more or less fortunate misunderstandings." Rainer Maria Rilke — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 11, 2020

"If you have been dating a man for four months and you haven't met any of his friends, you are not his girlfriend." Chris Rock

"If you have been dating a man for four months and you haven't met any of his friends, you are not his girlfriend." Chris Rock — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 10, 2020

"I am too much a moralist at heart, and really want to preach at people in some acceptable form, rather than entertain them." Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

"I am too much a moralist at heart, and really want to preach at people in some acceptable form, rather than entertain them." Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 9, 2020

"So the stock is up, it's good for our investors. If it's down, we keep working hard. I really do not focus on the stock price." Eric Yuan

"So the stock is up, it's good for our investors. If it's down, we keep working hard. I really do not focus on the stock price." Eric Yuan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 8, 2020

"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live." Victor Hugo

"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 7, 2020

"The power to command frequently causes failure to think." Barbara W. Tuchman

"The power to command frequently causes failure to think." Barbara W. Tuchman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 6, 2020

"I have no special gift; I am only passionately curious." Albert Einstein

"I have no special gift; I am only passionately curious." Albert Einstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 4, 2020

"Much of happiness is hope, no matter how deep the underworld in which that hope was conceived." Jordan Peterson

"Much of happiness is hope, no matter how deep the underworld in which that hope was conceived." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 4, 2020

"The opposite of love is indifference." Elie Wiesel

"The opposite of love is indifference." Elie Wiesel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 3, 2020

"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." Sunzi

"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." Sunzi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 2, 2020