#ness

I learned from Mr. Wrigley, early in my career, that loyalty wins and it creates friendships. I saw it work for him in his business. ↗

— Ernie Banks

#career #creates #early #friendships #him

Another friend hired me to open doors for him in the moving and relocation business. I did that for 10 years, am still doing it. And I do some work for the Cubs, in community relations. ↗

— Ernie Banks

#another #business #community #cubs #did

Mr. Wrigley believed in this: Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket. They don't do that today. This is the old-fashioned way I'm talking about. He carried it on to his business. Do one thing and stay with it. ↗

— Ernie Banks

#basket #believed #business #carried #eggs

There are two paths of which one may choose in the walk of life; one we are born with, and the one we consciously blaze. One is naturally true, while the other is a perceptive illusion. Choose wisely at each fork in the road. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#consciousness #illusions #life #natural #path

Of all the miracles Po had seen in the time and space of its death, Po thought this--the absorption of another, the carrying of it--was the most bewildering and remarkable of all. Whenever Bundle separated again, Po was left with an ache of sadness that reminded the ghost of the body it had left behind. ↗

— Lauren Oliver

#afterlife #death #ghost #grief #loss

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#business #find #hard #houses #rise

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#forgiveness #god #into #kisses #like

Those with the money are eccentric. Those without, insane. ↗

— Bruce Robinson

#insanity #madness #money #poverty #money

I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#greatness #star #walking

A motto of many politicians, public servants and money bags: Ask not 'What can I do for you?' but 'What can I do you for? ↗

— H.M. Forester

#public-service #selfishness #money