Quotes with ahead

  • I want to go ahead of Father Time with a scythe of my own.
  • Children were strangers you loved because you could love. If they gave back love when they were grown you were ahead of the game.
  • The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I think is the sickest thing I have ever dreamed up, it is surpassed by something that happens in real life.
  • The doctor learns that if he gets ahead of the superstitions of his patients he is a ruined man; and the result is that he instinctively takes care not to get ahead of them.
  • But I'm always trying to plan ahead too and in doing so, and in working on this album, I've met a lot people that I hope to be involved with, on their records and in their situations.
  • City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead.
  • Most people come out of their Ph.D. experience trying to prove themselves, trying to get ahead, trying to get published. You're scared everybody else is going to do your research and get your topic.
  • The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it.
  • There are only two real ways to get ahead today - sell liquor or drink it.
  • Don't hold back in your writing. Take risks. Go ahead and tackle that crazy idea that you think will never fly, because that may be the one that makes you stand out from the crowd. Keep pushing the envelope.
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  • Confucius A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
    ― Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • Les Brown Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.
    ― Les Brown
    American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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  • W. Clement Stone I think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
    ― W. Clement Stone
    American businessman and author (1902 - 2002)
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  • Anita Roddick If I had learned more about business ahead of time, I would have been shaped into believing that it was only about finances and quality management.
    ― Anita Roddick
    British businesswoman and human rights activist (1942 - 2007)
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  • Denis Waitley Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the 'someday I'll' philosophy.
    ― Denis Waitley
    American motivational speaker, writer and consultant (1933 - )
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  • Roland Barthes There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it.
    ― Roland Barthes
    French writer, literary critic, linguist and philosopher (1915 - 1980)
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  • Stephen R. Covey Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.
    ― Stephen R. Covey
    American educator, author and businessman (1932 - 2012)
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  • Ella Wheeler Wilcox A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
    ― Ella Wheeler Wilcox
    American Poet, Journalist (1850 - 1919)
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  • Bennett Cerf A pat on the back, through only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, is miles ahead in results.
    ― Bennett Cerf
    American publisher (1898 - 1971)
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  • Charles H. Parkhurst All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.
    ― Charles H. Parkhurst
    American clergyman and social reformer (1842 - 1933)
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  • Anna Akhmatova All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead.
    ― Anna Akhmatova
    Russian poet (1889 - 1966)
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  • Richard C. Cushing Always plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
    ― Richard C. Cushing
     
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  • George W. Bush America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.
    Source: State of the Union, 20-01-2004
    ― George W. Bush
    American politician (1946 - )
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  • Dave Barry And, of course, you have the commercials where savvy businesspeople Get Ahead by using their MacIntosh computers to create the ultimate American business product: a really sharp-looking report.
    ― Dave Barry
    American humorist, writer
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  • Alberto Giacometti Artistically I am still a child with a whole life ahead of me to discover and create. I want something, but I won't know what it is until I succeed in doing it.
    ― Alberto Giacometti
    Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker (1901 - 1966)
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  • B. Kevin Turner As a team, we have a lot of work ahead of us in FY16 and beyond, but I am confident that, working together, we will make Microsoft a leader in the mobile-first, cloud-first world.
    ― B. Kevin Turner
    American businessman (1965 - )
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  • Andre Norton As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.
    ― Andre Norton
    American writer of science fiction (1912 - 2005)
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  • Bill Gates As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
    Source: As quoted in "In the Eye of the Storm: Reengineering Corporate Culture" (Leadership Press, 1995) by John R. Childress, p. 134
    ― Bill Gates
    American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist (1955 - )
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  • Diana Spencer Princess of Wales At the age of 19, you always think you are prepared for everything and you think you have the knowledge of what’s coming ahead.
    ― Diana Spencer Princess of Wales
    British princess
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  • Bootsy Collins But I'm always trying to plan ahead too and in doing so, and in working on this album, I've met a lot people that I hope to be involved with, on their records and in their situations.
    ― Bootsy Collins
    American musician, singer and songwriter (1951 - )
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