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My Favorite Quotes

Thomas A. Edison

• "To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."

Albert Einstein

• "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." (attributed)

Seussical: The Musical

• "Oh the thinks you can think..."
• "Tell yourself how lucky you are.."
• "Someday we’ll go to Solla Sollew.."
• "And if worse comes to worse, as we all know it will, thank your lucky stars you’ve gotten this far"

Bill Gates

• "Be nice in nerds. Chances are you will end up working for one." (attributed)

Dr. Seuss

• Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

Mark Twain

• "A lie can travel halfway around the world, while truth is putting on his shoes."
• "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

FTC

• "The only way to lose weight is to lower calorie intake and/or increase physical activity. Claims for diet programs and products that promise weight loss without sacrifice or effort are bogus."

Chairman and CEO Colgate-Palmolive

• "A leader’s job is to clarify and simplify so that everyone understands what is truly important. … No one can follow a road map they can’t read."

Pragmatism

• "a practical, matter-of-fact way of approaching or assessing situations or of solving problems"