“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
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John Bunyan50
English Christian writer and preacher 1628–1688Related quotes
John Wooden (1910–2010) American basketball coach
They Call Me Coach (1972)
Variant: You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you
“If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.”
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States of America
Not found in Jefferson's writings, according to the Jefferson Monticello center https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/if-you-want-something-you-have-never-had-quotation. First known appearance in print is from 2004. <br class="br">Misattributed
“You can only be jealous of someone who has something you think you ought to have yourself.”
Margaret Atwood book The Handmaid's Tale
Source: The Handmaid's Tale
“If you want something you've never had you have to be willing to do something you've never done.”
Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 97
“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn't be done.”
Amelia Earhart (1897–1937) American aviation pioneer and author
As quoted in "She Drew Horses..." (2006) by Kelli Swan, p. 42
Disputed
“You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.”
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer
