#at

Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed. ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#attacking #beats #dare #fortune #his

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking. ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#dinner #eating #made #talking

I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses. ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#congratulate #his #i #knew #man

Every conceivable cruel method of blackmail was used against me to obtain by force and at all costs confessions and statements both about comrades who had been arrested, and about political activities. ↗

— Ernst Thalmann

#activities #against #arrested #been #both

There is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

#brain #controlled #correlation #different #different parts

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. ↗

— U Thant

#deserves #each #even #every #human

I'm happiest when I can just be a director and watch. ↗

— Iain Glen

#happiest #i #i can #just #just be

With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face. ↗

— Iain Glen

#class #even #face #her #i

What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent to his child? ↗

— William Godwin

#clear #explanation #his #love #more

Never underestimate people. They do desire the cut of truth. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#desire #never #never underestimate #people #truth