Third Notebook: Part One
Source: No Longer Human
Quotes about success and happiness
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The Third Notebook: Part Two
No Longer Human
“The chance to overcome another challenge is simply, as I always feel, a blessing.”
Yuzuru Hanyu
(1994) Japanese figure skater (1994-)
Other quotes, 2014
Original: (ja) 次のもう一個の課題を克服するチャンスが来たっていうのは、それはもうただただ、いつも思うように、こんな恵まれたことはないですよ。
Source: Interview with Shuzo Matsuoka, aired 9 December 2014 in 報道ステーション (Hodo Station) on TV Asahi.
“Past is dead
Future is uncertain;
Present is all you have,
So eat, drink and live merry.”
Albert Einstein
(1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
“Fear only has one enemy and that is a confident persona.”
Torrie Wilson
(1975) American professional wrestler
WWE Hall of Fame induction (2019)
“Self Confidence has always been the parent of great actions.”
Friedrich Schiller
(1759–1805) German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright
History of the Thirty Years War - Volume II
The Thirty Years War
Kanye West
(1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter
Video Music Awards 2009, Taylor Swift and Kanye West https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUHQpCM7yyY (video)
“America is too great for small dreams.”
Ronald Reagan
(1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
“It is time for us to realize that we're too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams.”
Ronald Reagan
(1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
The third and fourth sentences are a paraphrase of a sentence by G. K. Chesterton: "I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act." Generally Speaking, "On Holland' (1928).
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985), First Inaugural address (1981)
Context: It is time for us to realize that we're too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We're not, as some would have us believe, doomed to an inevitable decline. I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. So, with all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. Let us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength. And let us renew our faith and our hope. We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
(1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
On growing up in a small town, as quoted in Who was Ronald Reagan? (2004) by Joyce Milton, p. 9
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
Context: You get to know people as individuals. The dreams of people may differ, but everybody wants their dreams to come true. And America, above all places, gives us the freedom to do that.
“The future doesn't belong to the faint-hearted. It belongs to the brave.”
Ronald Reagan
(1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
As quoted in Who was Ronald Reagan? (2004), by Joyce Milton, p. 85
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
Context: I know it's hard to understand, but sometimes painful things like this happen. It's all of the process of exploration and discovery. It's all part of taking a chance and expanding man's horizons. The future doesn't belong to the faint-hearted. It belongs to the brave.
Ronald Reagan
(1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
The third and fourth sentences are a paraphrase of a sentence by G. K. Chesterton: "I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act." Generally Speaking, "On Holland' (1928).
1980s, First term of office (1981–1985), First Inaugural address (1981)
Context: It is time for us to realize that we're too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams. We're not, as some would have us believe, doomed to an inevitable decline. I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing. So, with all the creative energy at our command, let us begin an era of national renewal. Let us renew our determination, our courage, and our strength. And let us renew our faith and our hope. We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look.
Ronald Reagan
(1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
As quoted in Stories in His Own Hand: The Everyday Wisdom of Ronald Reagan (2001) https://books.google.com/books?id=9ut8fnmwVkwC&pg=PA91 edited by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Graebner Anderson, and Martin Anderson. p. 91
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
Anthony Giddens
(1938) British sociologist
Source: Ten Years of New Labour edited by Matt Beech and Simon Lee (2008), pp. xvi.