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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ↗

— William Arthur Ward

#about #adjusts #change #complains #expects

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#novelist #science-fiction #humor

Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead. ↗

— Jerry Gillies

#ahead #aside #confront #fears #get

I think you can really gauge my state of mind by listening to my albums. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#gauge #i #i think #listening #mind

Having come to the conclusion that there was so much to do that she didn’t know where to start, Mrs Fowler decided not to start at all. She went to the library, took Diary of a Nobody from the shelves and, returning to her wicker chair under the lime tree, settled down to waste what precious hours still remained of the day. ↗

— Richmal Crompton

#libraries #reading #time #to-do-list #family

Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#i #idealist #into #make #me

Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#am #because #bottom #bottom line #business

Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#active #interrupt #know #listeners #talking

Listening is being able to be changed by the other person. ↗

— Alan Alda

#being #changed #listening #other #person

I've never listened to an album once I've finished it. All I hear is what I should've done different. I beat myself up over it. ↗

— Gary Allan

#beat #different #done #finished #hear