If I said I was madly in love with you, I'd be lying and what's more, you'd know it.
Margaret MitchellRead
Brilliance is one part talent, two parts wisdom and three parts passion.
Interpretation
Brilliance is a combination of natural ability, knowledge, and intense enthusiasm.
This quote by Margaret Mitchell suggests that true brilliance isn't solely dependent on talent; rather, it is a blend of wisdom and passion, indicating that achieving excellence requires not only innate abilities but also accumulated knowledge and a fervent drive. It's a reminder that cultivating a deep understanding of one's field and maintaining a passionate commitment are essential to standing out and achieving outstanding results.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving goals.
If I said I was madly in love with you, I'd be lying and what's more, you'd know it.
You're like the thief who isn't the least bit sorry he stole, but is terribly, terribly sorry he's going to jail. - Rhett Butler
It's a curse - this not wanting to look on naked realities. Until the war, life was never more real to me than a shadow show on a curtain. And I preferred it so. I do not like the outlines of things to be too sharp. I like them gently blurred, a little hazy.
Well, my dear, take heart. Some day, I will kiss you and you will like it. But not now, so I beg you not to be too impatient.
men are so conceited theyβll believe anything that flatters them
Oh, why was he so handsomely blond, so courteously aloof, so maddeningly boring with his talk about Europe and books and music and poetry and things that interested her not at all - and yet so desirable?
There is only one way to make a great deal of money; and that is in a business of your own.
I would like people not to think in terms of the 755 home runs I hit but think in terms of what I've accomplished off the field and some of the things I stood for.
I'm not going to get somewhere and say, 'OK, I'm done.' Success is never final; I'll just keep on going. The same way as failure never being fatal. Just keep going. I'm going to the stars and then past them.
Make your mark in New York and you are a made man.
This is an extraordinary achievement, nearly nine years in the making.
I think many start-ups make mistakes because they are focusing on things that are farther ahead, and they haven't done the work that has built the foundation to support it.
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