#earn

Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#always #been #completely #devoted #earnest

Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

#earned #expensive #fortune #luck #smile

Perfecting oneself is as much unlearning as it is learning. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

#much #oneself #perfecting

I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#bird #i #learning #lot #spend

I got to learn to surf. ↗

— Sheryl Crow

#i #learn #surf

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it. ↗

— Russell Crowe

#feel #here #i #into #learn

The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did. ↗

— Penelope Cruz

#business #did #glad #how #i

I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance. ↗

— e. e. cummings

#dance #how #i #learn #rather

I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#i #i think #learn #legislation #lot

By the time we've hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. ↗