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"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Seneca

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Seneca — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 30, 2021

"If I say first of all, run away, because I will have prepared research, data, charts, and I will destroy you." Unknown

"If I say first of all, run away, because I will have prepared research, data, charts, and I will destroy you." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 30, 2021

"There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment." Jordan Peterson

"There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 29, 2021

"We shouldn't all be fixated just on what's not available. We should take a step back and look at the total that's available, because there's a mountain of information about us." Tim Cook

"We shouldn't all be fixated just on what's not available. We should take a step back and look at the total that's available, because there's a mountain of information about us." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 28, 2021

"If you don't fail sometimes, you are not being ambitious enough." Sundar Pichai

"If you don't fail sometimes, you are not being ambitious enough." Sundar Pichai — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 27, 2021

"Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends." Lord Chesterfield

"Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 26, 2021

"If you don't think education can ruin film, you don't know the power of education." Pauline Kael

"If you don't think education can ruin film, you don't know the power of education." Pauline Kael — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 25, 2021

"Marriage allows you to annoy one specific person for the rest of your life." Unknown

"Marriage allows you to annoy one specific person for the rest of your life." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 24, 2021

"The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything." Warren Buffett

"The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 23, 2021

"At the core of all well-founded belief lies belief that is unfounded." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"At the core of all well-founded belief lies belief that is unfounded." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 23, 2021

"Any society that needs disclaimers has too many lawyers." Erik Pepke

"Any society that needs disclaimers has too many lawyers." Erik Pepke — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 22, 2021

"The mark of our time is its revulsion against imposed patterns." Marshall McLuhan

"The mark of our time is its revulsion against imposed patterns." Marshall McLuhan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 21, 2021

"I'm warning you, don't mess with me. I know Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, Jujitsu, and about 28 other very dangerous words." Unknown

"I'm warning you, don't mess with me. I know Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, Jujitsu, and about 28 other very dangerous words." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 20, 2021

"Those who travel heedlessly from place to place, observing only their distance from each other, and attending only to their accommodation at the inn at night, set out fools, and will certainly return so" Lord Chesterfield

"Those who travel heedlessly from place to place, observing only their distance from each other, and attending only to their accommodation at the inn at night, set out fools, and will certainly return so" Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 19, 2021

"The thing that people seem to miss about not just Google, but also our competitors, Yahoo, eBay and so forth, is that there's an awful lot of communities that have never been served by traditional media." Eric Schmidt

"The thing that people seem to miss about not just Google, but also our competitors, Yahoo, eBay and so forth, is that there's an awful lot of communities that have never been served by traditional media." Eric Schmidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 18, 2021

"Realism is just another name for yesterday's thinking." Robert Kriegel

"Realism is just another name for yesterday's thinking." Robert Kriegel — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 17, 2021

"I have no views as to where it (gold) will be, but the one thing I can tell you is it won't do anything between now and then..." Warren Buffett

"I have no views as to where it (gold) will be, but the one thing I can tell you is it won't do anything between now and then..." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 16, 2021

"I don't view Apple or myself as an activist. What we do is for some things where we think we have deep knowledge, or think we do, or a strong point of view, we're not shy. We'll stand up, speak out - even when our voice shakes." Tim Cook

"I don't view Apple or myself as an activist. What we do is for some things where we think we have deep knowledge, or think we do, or a strong point of view, we're not shy. We'll stand up, speak out - even when our voice shakes." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 16, 2021

"A guy broke into my apartment last week. He didn't take the TV, just the remote. Every time he passes, he changes the channel. Sick bastard." Unknown

"A guy broke into my apartment last week. He didn't take the TV, just the remote. Every time he passes, he changes the channel. Sick bastard." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 15, 2021

"Less is more." Robert Browning

"Less is more." Robert Browning — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 14, 2021

"The soul of the individual eternally hungers for the heroism of genuine Being, and that the willingness to take on that responsibility is identical to the decision to live a meaningful life." Jordan Peterson

"The soul of the individual eternally hungers for the heroism of genuine Being, and that the willingness to take on that responsibility is identical to the decision to live a meaningful life." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 13, 2021

"One should always think of what one is about: when one is learning, one should not think of play: and when one is at play, one should not think of one's learning." Lord Chesterfield

"One should always think of what one is about: when one is learning, one should not think of play: and when one is at play, one should not think of one's learning." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 12, 2021

"The right moral compass is trying hard to think about what customers want." Sundar Pichai

"The right moral compass is trying hard to think about what customers want." Sundar Pichai — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 11, 2021

"Only describe, don't explain." Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Only describe, don't explain." Ludwig Wittgenstein — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 10, 2021

"Charlie and I continue to believe that short-term market forecasts are poison and should be kept locked up in a safe place, away from children and also from grown-ups who behave in the market like children." Warren Buffett

"Charlie and I continue to believe that short-term market forecasts are poison and should be kept locked up in a safe place, away from children and also from grown-ups who behave in the market like children." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 9, 2021

"I hate when people see me at the supermarket and are like: what are you doing here? So I tell them: hunting elephants." Unknown

"I hate when people see me at the supermarket and are like: what are you doing here? So I tell them: hunting elephants." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 9, 2021

"Maybe this world is another planet's hell." Aldous Huxley

"Maybe this world is another planet's hell." Aldous Huxley — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 8, 2021

"Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark, of night, of the other side of things." Jean Baudrillard

"Television knows no night. It is perpetual day. TV embodies our fear of the dark, of night, of the other side of things." Jean Baudrillard — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 7, 2021

"I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom." Voltaire

"I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom." Voltaire — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 6, 2021

"Prior to the App Store, the chances of somebody really young forming a company and in a period of no time really becoming a global provider of a game or something else, it really didn't happen. Now there are these success stories popping up everywhere." Tim Cook

"Prior to the App Store, the chances of somebody really young forming a company and in a period of no time really becoming a global provider of a game or something else, it really didn't happen. Now there are these success stories popping up everywhere." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 5, 2021

"Most of how life plays out is up to you." Sundar Pichai

"Most of how life plays out is up to you." Sundar Pichai — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 4, 2021

"When your ex says 'you will never find someone like me.' Reply 'that's the point.'" Unknown

"When your ex says 'you will never find someone like me.' Reply 'that's the point.'" Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 3, 2021

"We've long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune tellers look good." Warren Buffett

"We've long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune tellers look good." Warren Buffett — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 2, 2021

"Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least." Lord Chesterfield

"Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 2, 2021