#pros

Why are we in this mess, now facing the prospect of economic armageddon? It's because the prevailing characteristic has been greed, and it doesn't matter whether it's individuals living beyond their means or governments living beyond their means or people seeking to get rich quick. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#because #been #beyond #characteristic #economic

And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose. ↗

— James Payn

#good #holds #infinitely #prose #respect

Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity. ↗

— Periander

#moderate #prosperity #prudent

A lawyer, a politician, and a prostitute walk into a bar, and the bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t serve your kind here.” And I’d have to agree. Serves them right for being so sleazy. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#funny #lawyer #politician #prostitute #sleazy

If I had eyebrows like two rainbows, I’d probably make love like a leprechaun. But it’s cool, because with that pot of gold, I’d have plenty of money to pay the prostitute.
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— Jarod Kintz

#bizarre #eyebrows #funny #gold #humor

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way. ↗

— Tom Peters

#athletes #consummate #craft #obsessively #pros

As we walk around we are like magnets pulling in experiences. The Law of Attraction is governed by the vibration we are in. ↗

— Christopher Dines

#christopher-dines-quotes #experience

My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go climb a tree, go fall off your motorbike, do whatever you want. Don't come crying to us when you get scratched. You've got prosthetic legs - that's very nice.' ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#brother #climb #come #crying #fall

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation. ↗

— Plato

#apply #both #cannot #crop #cultivation

Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family. ↗

— James K. Polk

#country #degree #depend #family #fear