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"Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love." Victor Hugo

"Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 31, 2020

"This market is extremely crowded. Without a freemium product, you're going to lose the opportunity to let many users test your products." Eric Yuan

"This market is extremely crowded. Without a freemium product, you're going to lose the opportunity to let many users test your products." Eric Yuan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 30, 2020

"If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need." Warren Buffett

"If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 29, 2020

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose." David Merrick

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose." David Merrick — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 27, 2020

"You must determine where you are going, so that you can bargain for yourself, so that you don’t end up resentful, vengeful and cruel." Jordan Peterson

"You must determine where you are going, so that you can bargain for yourself, so that you don’t end up resentful, vengeful and cruel." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 27, 2020

"One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly." Bertolt Brecht

"One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly." Bertolt Brecht — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 26, 2020

"The only thing certain about any negotiation is that it will lead to another negotiation." Leigh Steinberg

"The only thing certain about any negotiation is that it will lead to another negotiation." Leigh Steinberg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 25, 2020

"After 25 years of buying and supervising a great variety of businesses, Charlie and I have not learned how to solve difficult business problems. What we have learned is to avoid them." Warren Buffett

"After 25 years of buying and supervising a great variety of businesses, Charlie and I have not learned how to solve difficult business problems. What we have learned is to avoid them." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 24, 2020

"All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come." Victor Hugo

"All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come." Victor Hugo — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 23, 2020

"It showed me that you must always have respect for your competitor, but don't be in awe." Satya Nadella

"It showed me that you must always have respect for your competitor, but don't be in awe." Satya Nadella — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 22, 2020

"It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction." Warren Buffett

"It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 20, 2020

"If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you." Steve Jobs

"If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't have to be pushed. The vision pulls you." Steve Jobs — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 20, 2020

"It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue." Voltaire

"It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue." Voltaire — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 19, 2020

"The one thing I will tell you is the worst investment you can have is cash. Everybody is talking about cash being king and all that sort of thing. Cash is going to become worth less over time. But good businesses are going to become worth more over time." Warren Buffett

"The one thing I will tell you is the worst investment you can have is cash. Everybody is talking about cash being king and all that sort of thing. Cash is going to become worth less over time. But good businesses are going to become worth more over time." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 18, 2020

"Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge." Laozi

"Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge." Laozi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 17, 2020

"If you don't say what you think then you kill your unborn self." Jordan Peterson

"If you don't say what you think then you kill your unborn self." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 16, 2020

"I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business." Warren Buffett

"I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 15, 2020

"I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute." Warren Buffett

"I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 13, 2020

"In long-range planning for a trip, I think there is a private conviction that it won't happen." John Steinbeck

"In long-range planning for a trip, I think there is a private conviction that it won't happen." John Steinbeck — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 13, 2020

"I have to think hard to name an interesting man who does not drink." Sir Richard Burton

"I have to think hard to name an interesting man who does not drink." Sir Richard Burton — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 12, 2020

"In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good." Sunzi

"In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good." Sunzi — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 11, 2020

"The face is the soul of the body." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"The face is the soul of the body." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 10, 2020

"Ultimately, we do not want to grow too fast. Our philosophy is to focus on making our existing customers happy. We do not aggressively pursue new prospects. Also, we always prioritize the features requested by our existing customers over new prospects." Eric Yuan

"Ultimately, we do not want to grow too fast. Our philosophy is to focus on making our existing customers happy. We do not aggressively pursue new prospects. Also, we always prioritize the features requested by our existing customers over new prospects." Eric Yuan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 9, 2020

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 8, 2020

"But at my back I always hear / Time's winged chariot hurrying near / And yonder all before us lie / Deserts of vast eternity." Andrew Marvell

"But at my back I always hear / Time's winged chariot hurrying near / And yonder all before us lie / Deserts of vast eternity." Andrew Marvell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 6, 2020

"Intolerance of others’ views (no matter how ignorant or incoherent they may be) is not simply wrong; in a world where there is no right or wrong, it is worse: it is a sign you are embarrassingly unsophisticated or, possibly, dangerous." Jordan Peterson

"Intolerance of others’ views (no matter how ignorant or incoherent they may be) is not simply wrong; in a world where there is no right or wrong, it is worse: it is a sign you are embarrassingly unsophisticated or, possibly, dangerous." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 6, 2020

"Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter." Friedrich Nietzsche

"Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 5, 2020

"I learned that only through living life's ups and downs can you develop empathy; that in order not to suffer, or at least not to suffer so much, one must become comfortable with impermanence." Satya Nadella

"I learned that only through living life's ups and downs can you develop empathy; that in order not to suffer, or at least not to suffer so much, one must become comfortable with impermanence." Satya Nadella — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 4, 2020

"All generalizations are false, including this one." Mark Twain

"All generalizations are false, including this one." Mark Twain — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 3, 2020

"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." Unknown

"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 2, 2020