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I want it all. Fame, fortune and all the commercials there are to do. ↗

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. ↗

— Nicolas Chamfort

#art #being #bored #commonly #fortune

Religions tend to disappear with man's good fortune. ↗

— Raymond Queneau

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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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There comes a certain point in life when you have to stop blaming other people for how you feel or the misfortunes in your life. You can't go through life obsessing about what might have been. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

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Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence. ↗

— Steve Jobs

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This ship was a league from us, and some of the men would have taken her, and I would not consent to it, and this Moore said I always hindered them making their fortunes. Was that not the reason I struck him? Was there a mutiny on board? ↗

— William Kidd

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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman. ↗

— Billie Jean King

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We always take credit for the good and attribute the bad to fortune. ↗

— Charles Kuralt

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Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor. ↗

— John Ruskin

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