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  • Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
  • Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.
  • I like what I'm doing. Today at 88, I wouldn't think of quitting because I can't think of anything else I would rather do. And now with my lectures on all the charitable things that I do, just as you do, I think that what I'm doing matters.
  • Especially with Elektra, because I'm doing a lot of the covers for the new version of Elektra.
  • If you cry "Forward!" you must without fail make plain in what direction to go. Don't you see that if, without doing so, you call out the word to both a mond and revolutionary, they will go in directions precisely opposite?
  • ... focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.
  • James Thurber was an inspiration because his drawings were so primitive. I am self-taught - I didn't go to art school - so I thought when I started doing them, 'If James Thurber can be a cartoonist, I can,' because his stuff is very raw.
  • When someone sticks a knife six inches into your back, and then pulls it out two inches and claims he's doing you a favor, don't believe him.
  • Set priorities for your goals. A major part of successful living lies in the ability to put first things first. Indeed, the reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first.
  • We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.
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  • George Bernard Shaw A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Walt Disney We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
    Walt Disney
    American producer (1901 - 1966)
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  • Samuel Smiles ''Where there is a will there is a way.'' is an old true saying. He who resolves upon doing a thing, by that very resolution often scales the barriers to it, and secures its achievement. To think we are able, is almost to be so - to determine upon attainment is frequently attainment itself.
    Samuel Smiles
    Scottish writer (1812 - 1904)
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  • Greg Anderson ... focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.
    Greg Anderson
    American author (1947 - )
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  • Norman Vincent Peale Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.
    Norman Vincent Peale
    American minister and author (1898 - 1993)
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  • John W. Gardner Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
    John W. Gardner
    American Educator, Social Activist (1912 - 2002)
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  • Caroll Spinney Frankly, I think if I won the lottery and won a billion dollars, I'd still want to continue doing this job. I love expressing myself through it. I've gotten to really love acting. And I've gotten to know Big Bird from the inside out so thoroughly it's like playing my kid. I can't imagine deliberately stopping.
    Caroll Spinney
    American puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker (1933 - 2019)
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  • Theodore I. Rubin Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
    Theodore I. Rubin
     
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  • Benjamin Franklin He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Ashleigh Brilliant If you can’t learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.
    Ashleigh Brilliant
    American author and cartoonist (1933 - )
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  • Mahatma Gandhi Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • A. A. Milne Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things.
    A. A. Milne
    English author, writer of the Winnie-the-Pooh books (1882 - 1956)
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  • Bob Saget 25, 30 years ago, that meant something, they were making some money. And they were doing all sorts of comedy, screaming at the audience, basically crowd control. And then there was the whole urban comedy scene.
    Bob Saget
    American stand-up comedian, actor, television host and director (1956 - 2022)
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  • Jim Rohn A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.
    Jim Rohn
    American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker (1930 - 2009)
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  • John Pierpont Morgan A man always has two reasons for doing anything - a good reason and the real reason.
    John Pierpont Morgan
    American banker, financer, art collector (1837 - 1913)
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  • Horace A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong.
    Horace
    Roman poet
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  • Ashleigh Brilliant Are we having a relationship, or just doing research on each other?
    Ashleigh Brilliant
    American author and cartoonist (1933 - )
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  • Henry David Thoreau As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Marie Beyon Ray Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.
    Marie Beyon Ray
     
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  • H. Ross Perot Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.
    H. Ross Perot
    American businessman & politician, founder EDS (1930 - 2019)
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