#than

As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that. ↗

— Norman Schwarzkopf

#as far as #being #far #general #great

Mamma says gratitude helps us to see what is there instead of what isn't. ↗

— Annette Bridges

#inspirational #thankful #inspirational

Believe me, you lose more than a gallon of fluids during a race. You could lose between six and 10 pounds during a race, depending on hot it is. ↗

— Michael Andretti

#between #could #depending #during #fluids

One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror. ↗

— Jonathan Stroud

#bartimaeus-trilogy #jonathan-stroud #life

I've produced more pilots than United Airlines, and they've all been disasters. Every audition I ever took in my life I lost. ↗

— Willard Scott

#audition #been #disasters #ever #every

I've started to look at life differently. When you're thanking God for every little you - every meal, every time you wake up, every time you take a sip of water - you can't help but be more thankful for life itself, for the unlikely and miraculous fact that you exist at all. ↗

— A.J. Jacobs

#life

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. ↗

— Jim Rohn

#job #than #work #you #your

But I can tell you what your folly and injustice will compel us to do. It will compel us to be free from your domination, and more self-reliant than we have been. ↗

— John H. Reagan

#compel #domination #folly #free #i

I could think of worse ways of going than at the poker table. ↗

— Al Alvarez

#going #i #poker #table #than

This is for you,' he (the Alchemist) said, holding one of the parts (of gold) out to the monk. 'It's for your generosity to the pilgrims.' 'But this payment goes well beyond my generosity,' the monk responded. 'Don't say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#life