Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher
Source: Vedânta philosophy : Lectures by the Swâmi Vivekânanda on Râja Yoga (1899), Ch. VI : Pratyâhâra and Dhâraṇâm
Vedânta philosophy : Lectures by the Swâmi Vivekânanda on Râja Yoga (1899), Ch. VI : Pratyâhâra and Dhâraṇâm
Context: To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean”, says the persevering soul; “at my will mountains will crumble up”. Have that sort of energy, that sort of will; work hard, and you will reach the goal.
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher
Source: Vedânta philosophy : Lectures by the Swâmi Vivekânanda on Râja Yoga (1899), Ch. VI : Pratyâhâra and Dhâraṇâm
“We also have to work, though, sort of the dark side, if you will.”
Dick Cheney (1941) American politician and businessman
Interview on NBC http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2005/11/07/BL2005110700793.html (September 16, 2001) <br class="br">2000s, 2001
“You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.”
Lionel Messi (1987) Argentine association football player
Russell Baker (1925–2019) writer and satirst from the United States
"Inside the Suit, a Man!," The New York Times (1986-11-05)
Steve Ballmer (1956) American businessman who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft
Worth Watching: Steve Ballmer in the heart of Silicon Valley http://blogs.zdnet.com/Foremski/?p=308&tag=rbxccnbzd1 in ZDNet (26 September 2008) <br class="br">2000s
“A work of this sort admits no conclusion.”
David Harvey (1935) British anthropologist
Afterword, p.446
The Limits To Capital (2006 VERSO Edition)
Kim Gordon (1953) American musician, bassist of Sonic Youth
On life after divorce and a health scare in “Fabulous at Every Age: Kim Gordon, 60s” https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a10255/kim-gordon-0415/ in Harper’s Bazaar (12 Mar 2015)
“Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it.”
Joyce Meyer (1943) American author and speaker
“It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.”
Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer
Variant: It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards,' says the White Queen to Alice.
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass