#elf

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#modesty #pass #praise #these #unselfishness

The mind of man has perplexed itself with many hard questions. Is space infinite, and in what sense? Is the material world infinite in extent, and are all places within that extent equally full of matter? Do atoms exist or is matter infinitely divisible? ↗

— James C. Maxwell

#divisible #equally #exist #extent #full

Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself. ↗

— Theresa May

#expectation #get #how #in the past #know

I like to get myself in over my head. ↗

— Marissa Mayer

#head #i #like #myself #over

If I had been more self-conscious about being a woman, it would have stifled me. ↗

— Marissa Mayer

#been #being #had #i #me

A lot of times, in the beginning of my career, I put pressure on myself just because I wanted to perform so well. I just wanted to be perfect. ↗

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

#beginning #career #i #in the beginning #just

I just try to be myself, whatever that is. I don't think about how I'll be remembered. I just want to be consistent over a long period of time. That's what the great players do. ↗

— Dan Marino

#consistent #great #how #i #just

To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life. ↗

— Edwin Markham

#life #oneself #only #oppressed #side

Conversely, beware the man who does nothing but ask you questions about yourself and offers no information about himself. Not only is he keeping you at bay, he is probably not listening to your answers. ↗

— Merrill Markoe

#answers #ask #bay #beware #conversely

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself. ↗

— Diana Ross

#get #give #golden #got #happen