Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
Benjamin DisraeliRead
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
Interpretation
Perseverance can lead to success even in seemingly hopeless situations.
This quote by Benjamin Disraeli highlights the importance of perseverance in achieving success. It suggests that many individuals have overcome significant obstacles that initially appeared insurmountable, ultimately transforming what seemed like inevitable failure into notable achievements. The message encourages resilience and determination in the face of adversity.
In practice
During a motivational speech about achieving oneβs goals despite setbacks.
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Yes, I am a Jew and when the ancestors of the right honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon.
The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.
Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.
Our success at Cisco has been defined by how we anticipate, capture, and lead through market transitions. Over the years, I've watched iconic companies disappear - Compaq, Sun Microsystems, Wang, Digital Equipment - as they failed to anticipate where the market was heading.
I've been very lucky. All I wanted was to pay the rent. Then these characters took off and suddenly there were Hulk coffee mugs and Iron Man lunchboxes and The Avengers sweatshirts everywhere. Money's okay, but what I really like is working.
The seventh factor of the basic ingredients of genius, as determined from an extensive analysis of the lives of outstanding men of this nation, is *the habit of going the extra mile.* You will never be a genius unless you make it a habit to do more and better than you are paid to do, every single day of your life.
Do you know how many athletes go broke three years after they stop playing? I want to help them hold on to their money. I mean, I know about budgets.
Success may or may not mean that you've acquired a lot. It does mean that you have become a generous person.
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