What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
George Bernard ShawRead
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.
Interpretation
Success comes from actively pursuing opportunities and creating situations that align with your goals.
This quote by George Bernard Shaw emphasizes the importance of taking initiative in pursuing one's desires and ambitions. It suggests that success is not merely a product of good fortune but rather the result of proactive effort, encouraging individuals to seek out opportunities and forge their own paths when they are not presented with ideal circumstances.
In practice
In a motivational speech about career development.
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
Marriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us.
Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!
Those who talk most about the blessings of marriage and the constancy of its vows are the very people who declare that if the chain were broken and the prisoners left free to choose, the whole social fabric would fly asunder. You cannot have the argument both ways. If the prisoner is happy, why lock him in? If he is not, why pretend that he is?
Treat a friend as a person who may someday become your enemy; an enemy as a person who may someday become your friend.
The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.
Where the marathon starts is after 30 kilometers. That's where you feel pain everywhere in your body. The muscles are really aching, and only the most prepared and well-organized athlete is going to do well after that.
It's a sure thing that you'll not finish if you don't start.
I am running to make history, to show that no human is limited. It's not about money, it's about showing a generation of people that there are no limits.
Even when you're 50, you can make the effort to improve your standards.
I won't say we have to win. I won't put that pressure. But we can't lose.
A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.
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