“3533. New Brooms sweep clean.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“(About sweeping)….
What he was in FACT doing was moving the dirt around with a broom, to give it a change of scenery and a chance to make new friends.”
— Terry Pratchett, book Maskerade
Source: Maskerade
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Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji Turkic military general of Qutb al-Din Aibak
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Johnny Depp (1963) American actor, film producer, and musician
Variant: Just keep moving forward and don't give a shit about what anybody thinks. Do what you have to do, for you.
Alexis De Tocqueville (1805–1859) French political thinker and historian
National Character of Americans—first impressions (1831) Oeuvres complètes, vol. VIII, p. 233 https://books.google.de/books?id=x9pnAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA233&q=ciel. <br class="br">Original text:<br>Né sous un autre ciel, placé au milieu d'un tableau toujours mouvant, poussé lui-même par le torrent irrésistible qui entraîne tout ce qui l'environne, l'Américain n'a le temps de s'attacher à rien; il ne s'accoutume qu'au changement, et finit par le regarder comme l'état naturel à l'homme; il en sent le besoin; bien plus, il l'aime : car l'instabilité, au lieu de se produire à lui par des désastres, semble n'enfanter autour de lui que des prodiges... <br class="br">1830s
Vasyl Slipak (1974–2016) Ukrainian opera singer
2017 <br class="br">Orest Slipak, the brother of singer. Brother about brother. The Day. Кyiv.ua. - 2017. - 27 April. https://day.kyiv.ua/en/article/topic-day/brother-about-brother
“Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.”
Twyla Tharp (1941) American choreographer
“Sometimes it's the courage to move on that will give you the chance to find happiness.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: A volte è il coraggio di andare avanti che vi darà la possibilità di trovare la felicità.
Source: prevale.net
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States
1910s, The New Nationalism (1910)
Context: The right to regulate the use of wealth in the public interest is universally admitted. Let us admit also the right to regulate the terms and conditions of labor, which is the chief element of wealth, directly in the interest of the common good. The fundamental thing to do for every man is to give him a chance to reach a place in which he will make the greatest possible contribution to the public welfare. Understand what I say there. Give him a chance, not push him up if he will not be pushed. Help any man who stumbles; if he lies down, it is a poor job to try to carry him; but if he is a worthy man, try your best to see that he gets a chance to show the worth that is in him.