“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“The secret of writing comedy is to know where it's all going, then get ahead of it.”
Henry Allen (January 4, 1979) "Life in the Laugh Factory", The Washington Post, p. B1.
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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
Agatha Christie (1890–1976) English mystery and detective writer
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Commonly attributed to Twain in computer contexts and post-2000 inspirational books — the first sentence has also been attributed to Agatha Christie and Sally Berger.
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Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861) English poet
Where Lies the Land to Which the Ship Would Go? http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/491.html, st. 1 (1852).
Hillary Clinton (1947) American politician, senator, Secretary of State, First Lady
Presidential campaign (April 12, 2015 – 2016), 2016 Democratic National Convention (July 28, 2016)
Context: Tonight, we've reached a milestone in our nation's march toward a more perfect union: the first time that a major party has nominated a woman for President. Standing here as my mother's daughter, and my daughter's mother, I'm so happy this day has come. Happy for grandmothers and little girls and everyone in between. Happy for boys and men, too – because when any barrier falls in America, for anyone, it clears the way for everyone. When there are no ceilings, the sky's the limit. So let's keep going, until every one of the 161 million women and girls across America has the opportunity she deserves. Because even more important than the history we make tonight, is the history we will write together in the years ahead. Let's begin with what we're going to do to help working people in our country get ahead and stay ahead.
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) Russian composer and pianist
In conversation with Isaac Glikman, July 4, 1966; Josiah Fisk & Jeff Nichols (eds.) Composers on Music (1997) p. 355.
Robert Fripp (1946) English guitarist, composer and record producer
Guitar Craft Monograph III: Aphorisms, Oct. 27 1988
Dan Povenmire (1963) American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor
LIFE IN 2D: DAN POVENMIRE ON THE GREATEST CARTOONS EVER, SALSA MUSIC, AND NOT BEING A JERK https://www.houseofspeakeasy.org/dan-povenmire-interview/ (November 7, 2014)
