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You cannot make easy decisions unless you first commit yourself to hard solutions. ↗

— Harri Holkeri

#commit #decisions #easy #first #hard

When I took part in European leaders summits, it was sometimes unpleasant for me to hear Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, and Italian friends speak English, although I admit that on an informal basis, first contacts can be made in this language. Nevertheless, I will defend everywhere the use of the French language. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#although #basis #contacts #defend #english

You must see first before you can believe. ↗

— Raymond Holliwell

#believe #first #must #see #you

A person is always startled when he hears himself called old for the first time. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

#called #first #first time #hears #himself

My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961. ↗

— Lou Holtz

#first #football #job #mary #william

Madison Square Garden, November 1984. I don't recall taking too much fear into the ring. I knew I could fight. But I got a big shock. They put me in with this rough, tough veteran called Lionel Byarm. He tested me to the limit. But I fought my heart out and, in the end, I prevailed. The story of my life, in my very first fight. ↗

— Evander Holyfield

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These poor wretches were stolen from their homes, carried to a strange country, and sold to servitude, from which they sought to escape on the first occasion which offered. ↗

— Philip Hone

#country #escape #first #homes #occasion

Many spiritual teachers - in Buddhism, in Islam - have talked about first-hand experience of the world as an important part of the path to wisdom, to enlightenment. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#buddhism #enlightenment #experience #first-hand #important

If one sees the American Nightmare first and Chainsaw after that, you'll see it in a different kind of light. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

#american #chainsaw #different #different kind #first

Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority. ↗

— Tom Hopkins

#first #getting #must #priority #self