“Nothing ever gets done unless it's done by a fanatic.”
2000s, AARP magazine interview (2008)
Context: When a life is at stake and it's your child, you become fearless in a lot of ways. I mean, you jut become fanatic. Nothing ever gets done unless it's done by a fanatic.
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John Barnes book A Million Open Doors
Part 2, Chapter 8 (p. 172)
A Million Open Doors (1992)
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Nicholas Sparks (1965) American writer and novelist
Doris, Chapter 19, p. 247
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“Nothing is little if done with the heart.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Nulla è poco se fatto con il cuore.
Source: prevale.net
“Nothing is little if done with the heart.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
From the Aphorisms http://www.prevale.net/aphorisms.html page of the official website of Prevale