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Richard Jefferies Quotes English - Writer November 6, 1848 - August 14, 1887 A kestrel can and does hover in the dead calm of summer days, when there is not the faintest breath of wind. He will, and does, hover in the still, soft atmosphere of early autumn, when the gossamer falls in showers, coming straight down as if it were raining silk. Richard Jefferies Science, as illustrated by the printing press, the telegraph, the railway, is a double-edged sword. At the same moment that it puts an enormous power in the hands of the good man, it also offers an equal advantage to the evil disposed. Richard Jefferies Is there anything so delicious as the first exploration of a great library - alone - unwatched? Richard Jefferies It would seem that the ant works its way tentatively, and, observing where it fails, tries another place and succeeds. Richard Jefferies The heart has a yearning for the unknown, a longing to penetrate the deep shadow and the winding glade, where, as it seems, no human foot has been. Richard Jefferies The lover of nature has the highest art in his soul. Richard Jefferies Ever since the world began, it has been the belief of mankind that desolate places are the special haunt of supernatural beings. Richard Jefferies This sunlight linked me through the ages to that past consciousness. Richard Jefferies No tyrant, however evil, has yet lacked ready hands to execute his most abominable will. To read how eagerly men have rushed to serve the despot is the bitterest, the saddest matter of history; it is the saddest sight in our own day. Richard Jefferies An inspiration - a long, deep breath of the pure air of thought - could alone give health to the heart. Richard Jefferies If every plant and flower were found in all places, the charm of locality would not exist. Everything varies, and that gives the interest. Richard Jefferies Grief falls upon human beings as the rain, not selecting good or evil, visiting the innocent, condemning those who have done no wrong. Richard Jefferies The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear. Richard Jefferies Now is eternity; now is the immortal life. Richard Jefferies Beauty - what is beauty, forsooth? Form and color; that is, surface only. Fortune - what is fortune? Nothing is ever a pleasure or a real profit to him who has to labour for it. Truth - you die in the pursuit, and the sea beats the beach as it did a thousand years ago. The stolid are alone happy. Richard Jefferies To the darkness and the night, the spirits seem to have a natural claim - it is their realm; the boldest of us have sometimes felt an unaccountable creeping in the thick darkness. Richard Jefferies The heart looks into space to be away from earth. Richard Jefferies Look at another person while living; the soul is not visible, only the body which it animates. Therefore, merely because after death the soul is not visible is no demonstration that it does not still live. Richard Jefferies Some, I verily believe, delight to be slave-men; it is a joy to them, and they would not change their condition; not only miserable village wretches, but men in good position, well-to-do sycophants. Richard Jefferies I desire a greatness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope. Richard Jefferies I believe in the human form; let me find something, some method, by which that form may achieve the utmost beauty. Richard Jefferies To the soul, there is no past and no future; all is, and will be ever, in now. For artificial purposes time is mutually agreed on, but there is really no such thing. Richard Jefferies Almost every labourer has his Sunday suit, very often really good clothes, sometimes glossy black, with the regulation 'chimney pot'. His unfortunate walk betrays him, dress how he will. Richard Jefferies When even the most strictly logical mind looks round and investigates the phenomena attending its own existence, perhaps the first fact to attract attention by its strongly marked prominence is the remarkable loneliness of man. He stands alone. Richard Jefferies A woman can see a woman so clearly - faluts, excellences, details - all are so clear to her. Richard Jefferies The old Greeks dwelt on the tendency of human affairs to drift downwards irresistibly to unhappiness. Guilt - that is, untoward and often involuntary actions - pulls generation after generation heavily as lead down, down, down. Richard Jefferies The cottages erected by farmers or by landlords are now, one and all, fit and proper habitations for human beings; and I verifly believe it would be impossible throughout the length and breadth of Wiltshire to find a single bad cottage on any large estate, so well and so thoroughly have the landed proprietors done their work. Richard Jefferies It is injurious to the mind as well as to the body to be always in one place and always surrounded by the same circumstances. Richard Jefferies Give me power of soul, so that I may actually effect by its will that which I strive for. Richard Jefferies That I may have the soul-life, the soul-nature, let divine beauty bring to me divine soul. Richard Jefferies A man, to read, must read alone. He may make extracts, he may work at books in company; but to read, to absorb, he must be solitary. Richard Jefferies The workman in the true sense of the word - the artist in guns - is either extinct, or hidden in an obscure corner. There is no individuality about modern guns. One is exactly like another. Richard Jefferies The 'crownd' is still the unit, the favourite coin of the labourers, especially the elder folk. They use the word something in the same sense as the dollar, and look with regret upon the gradual disappearance of the broad silver disc with the figure of 'St. Gaarge' conquering the dragon. Richard Jefferies Every woman likes her own way, but no woman can endure to see another woman master even over a man who does not concern her. Richard Jefferies There are people in this servile world who will endure any trampling, and at the first beck rush delightedly to proffer their assistance. Richard Jefferies Do you always do as you would like to do were it in your power? I find that circumstances force me often to act in a manner quite opposite to what I should prefer; I am, of course, judged by my acts, but do they really afford a true key to my character? I think not. Richard Jefferies It is quite true that women like courage, and that boldness often goes a long way; but it is questionable whether with high-bred natures a subdued, quiet, and delicate manner does not go still further. Richard Jefferies The labourer's muscle is that of a cart-horse, his motions lumbering and slow. Richard Jefferies Many labourers can trace their descent from farmers or well-to-do people, and it is not uncommon to find here and there a man who believes that he is entitled to a large property in Chancery, or elsewhere, as the heir. Richard Jefferies It is easier to speak to those who have had similar experiences than to those who are as yet ignorant. Richard Jefferies John Philip Sousa Quotes American - Musician November 6, 1854 - March 6, 1932 I am happy now, to recall that I was not only his son but his companion, and whenever there was a hunting expedition or any other pleasure, I was always with him. John Philip Sousa Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius. John Philip Sousa I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher. John Philip Sousa Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another thing. John Philip Sousa I firmly believe that we have more latent musical talent in America than there is in any other country. But to dig it out there must be good music throughout the land, a lot of it. Everyone must hear it, and such a process takes time. John Philip Sousa From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else. John Philip Sousa Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty. John Philip Sousa Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains. John Philip Sousa Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds? John Philip Sousa The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged in weaving a background of music for the pageantry of it, there came a deeper realization of the effect of that office on the man. John Philip Sousa My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people. John Philip Sousa Composers are the only people who can hear good music above bad sounds. John Philip Sousa There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an orchestra. If in such cases the interpretation is equal to the composition the balance of a wind combination is more satisfying. John Philip Sousa I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put pencil to paper, music comes. John Philip Sousa Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself. John Philip Sousa Sincere composers believe in God. John Philip Sousa The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions. John Philip Sousa There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience! John Philip Sousa I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that perhaps the efforts of Sousa's Band have quickened that interest and improved that quality. John Philip Sousa The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am actually the idea I am interpreting, and naturally I picture my players and auditors as in accord with me. I know, of course, that my mannerisms have been widely discussed. John Philip Sousa My religion lies in my composition. John Philip Sousa I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more unpublished compositions than any other band leader in the country. John Philip Sousa To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. That is absolutely false. John Philip Sousa I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world. Perhaps the music-lovers of some of our larger cities equal the English, but I do not believe they can be surpassed in that respect. John Philip Sousa No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in the arts. John Philip Sousa America can well expect to develop a goodly amount of composers for she has a goodly number of people. John Philip Sousa American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and can judge its unevenness, its lights and its shadows. John Philip Sousa Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the beauty of music. John Philip Sousa

Zig Ziglar Quotes American - Author November 6, 1926 - November 28, 2012 What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. Zig Ziglar Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. Zig Ziglar Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. Zig Ziglar You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. Zig Ziglar If people like you, they'll listen to you, but if they trust you, they'll do business with you. Zig Ziglar The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty. Zig Ziglar With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. Zig Ziglar Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success. Zig Ziglar Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for. Zig Ziglar You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure. Zig Ziglar People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar Positive thinking will let you use the ability which you have, and that is awesome. Zig Ziglar You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness. Zig Ziglar You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. Zig Ziglar Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining - it bores everybody else, does you no good, and doesn't solve any problems. Zig Ziglar Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur. Zig Ziglar Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage. Zig Ziglar The first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it does exist. Zig Ziglar When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born. Zig Ziglar Take time to be kind and to say 'thank you.' Zig Ziglar There are no traffic jams on the extra mile. Zig Ziglar Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission. Zig Ziglar It's not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important. Zig Ziglar Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. Zig Ziglar Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand-new day. Zig Ziglar You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want. Zig Ziglar When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference. Zig Ziglar If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time. Zig Ziglar It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one. Zig Ziglar Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity. Zig Ziglar Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful. Zig Ziglar Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation? Zig Ziglar People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things - to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace of mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today. Zig Ziglar It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through. Zig Ziglar The right quote can inspire people to change their ways. Zig Ziglar Your understanding of what you read and hear is, to a very large degree, determined by your vocabulary, so improve your vocabulary daily. Zig Ziglar Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have. Zig Ziglar Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands. Zig Ziglar Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute. Zig Ziglar You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life. Zig Ziglar To be candid, some people have given positive thinking a bad name. I can't stand to hear some gung-ho individual say that with positive thinking you can just do 'anything.' If you think about that one for a moment, you recognize the absurdity of it. Zig Ziglar I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don't misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives. Zig Ziglar If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost. Zig Ziglar Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. Zig Ziglar Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can. Zig Ziglar Now's the best time you'll ever have in life to get ahead! Zig Ziglar If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want. Zig Ziglar If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner. Zig Ziglar The person who dumps garbage into your mind will do you considerably more harm than the person who dumps garbage on your floor, because each load of mind garbage negatively impacts your possibilities and lowers your expectations. Zig Ziglar We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone. Zig Ziglar Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have. Zig Ziglar The top salesperson in the organization probably missed more sales than 90% of the sales people on the team, but they also made more calls than the others made. Zig Ziglar You are who you are and what you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change who you are and what you are by changing what goes into your mind. Zig Ziglar Profitability comes from loyalty, productivity, and having a character base from which to work. Zig Ziglar Money is not the most important thing, but when you need it, there are few substitutes. So while I like the things money can buy, I love what money won't buy. It bought me a house but it won't buy me a home. It would buy me a companion but it won't buy me a friend. Zig Ziglar Every choice you make has an end result. Zig Ziglar You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people. Zig Ziglar Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet. Zig Ziglar Every obnoxious act is a cry for help. Zig Ziglar I'm a constant learner. You need to be a constant student because things change and you have to change and grow. And I emphasize the word 'grow.' Zig Ziglar If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere. Zig Ziglar New information makes new and fresh ideas possible. Zig Ziglar Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you. Zig Ziglar I have always said that everyone is in sales. Maybe you don't hold the title of salesperson, but if the business you are in requires you to deal with people, you, my friend, are in sales. Zig Ziglar Send out a cheerful, positive greeting, and most of the time you will get back a cheerful, positive greeting. It's also true that if you send out a negative greeting, you will, in most cases, get back a negative greeting. Zig Ziglar Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust. Zig Ziglar Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company. Zig Ziglar Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now. Zig Ziglar A goal properly set is halfway reached. Zig Ziglar If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments. Zig Ziglar Selling is something we do for our clients - not to our clients. Zig Ziglar Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business. Zig Ziglar The problem with pity parties is very few people come, and those who do don't bring presents. Zig Ziglar Dreams grow if you grow. Zig Ziglar I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles. Zig Ziglar Selling is essentially a transfer of feelings. Zig Ziglar Whether it's eight o'clock in the morning or eight o'clock at night, I always try to greet others before they have a chance to speak to me. Zig Ziglar If you want to earn more, learn more. Zig Ziglar I read for the 'ah-ha's,' the information that makes a light bulb go off in my mind. I want to put information in my mind that is going to be the most beneficial to me, my family and my fellow man - financially, morally, spiritually, and emotionally. Zig Ziglar Some people do really find fault like there's a reward for it. Zig Ziglar When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you. Zig Ziglar The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job. Zig Ziglar True success has more components than one sentence or idea can contain. Zig Ziglar Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side. Zig Ziglar I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved. Zig Ziglar Authors by the hundreds can tell you stories by the thousands of those rejection slips before they found a publisher who was willing to 'gamble' on an unknown. Zig Ziglar Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves. Zig Ziglar I took up an offer for me to lose 30 pounds in 30 days. It worked. I lost 30 days! Zig Ziglar If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success. Zig Ziglar Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation. Zig Ziglar We all prospect, and don't even know we're doing it. When you start the dating process, you are actually prospecting for the person you want to marry. When you're interviewing employees, you are prospecting for someone who will best fit your needs. Zig Ziglar If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal. Zig Ziglar You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there. Zig Ziglar Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder. Zig Ziglar A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere. Zig Ziglar You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations. Zig Ziglar U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt has been described as founder of the Bull Moose Party, the man who led his troops up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, a big game hunter, family man, civic servant and a host of other things. Zig Ziglar Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America? Zig Ziglar Do more than you are being paid to do, and you'll eventually be paid more for what you do. Zig Ziglar Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed. Zig Ziglar If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you'll never end up with a nag. Zig Ziglar Just saying you are better than good won't make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better than good. Zig Ziglar It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference. Zig Ziglar He climbs highest who helps another up. Zig Ziglar As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others. Zig Ziglar Success must never be measured by how much money you have. Zig Ziglar It might interest you to know that the 1828 Noah Webster Dictionary identifies the optimist in complimentary terms, but says nothing about the pessimist. The word 'pessimist' was not in our vocabulary at that time. It's a modern 'invention' which I believe we should 'dis-invent.' Zig Ziglar Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day. Zig Ziglar Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale. Zig Ziglar Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things. Zig Ziglar Remember that failure is an event, not a person. Zig Ziglar New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive. Zig Ziglar People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons. Zig Ziglar I'm so optimistic, I'd go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me. Zig Ziglar It's absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others. Zig Ziglar Fact: If standard of living is your number one objective, quality of life almost never improves. But if quality of life is your number one objective, standard of living invariably improves. Zig Ziglar People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace. Zig Ziglar Courage is on display every day, and only the courageous wring the most out of life. Zig Ziglar You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself. Zig Ziglar The one thing coaches cannot tolerate... is the individual who grows arrogant because he excelled at a lower level and believes he has nothing else to learn. Zig Ziglar In the game of life, before you get anything out, you must put something in! Zig Ziglar I've always taught that a poor economy is the best opportunity for salespeople because the naysayers and grumblers have already given up, leaving more territory, more opportunities to be successful than in a good economy when virtually all salespeople are out there, giving it their best. Zig Ziglar You've got to be before you can do and do before you can have. Zig Ziglar The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel. Zig Ziglar

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