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Success2 quotes
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. — Bill Gates · 1995I don't talk about success, I don't know what it is. Wait until I'm dead. — Imogen Cunningham · 1975
The happy ending is our national belief. — Mary McCarthy · 1947
Being high1 quote
Purple haze all in my brain Lately things don't seem the same. — Jimi Hendrix · 1967
I'm gonna wave my freak flag high. — Jimi Hendrix · 1967
Business1 quote
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. — Bill Gates · 1999
Customers1 quote
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. — Bill Gates · 1999
Depression1 quote
I define a recession as when your neighbor loses his job, but a depression is when you lose your own. — Dave Beck · 1954
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. — Bill Gates · 1995
Drugs1 quote
Purple haze all in my brain Lately things don't seem the same. — Jimi Hendrix · 1967
Hubris1 quote
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. — Bill Gates · 1995
Legacy1 quote
I don't talk about success, I don't know what it is. Wait until I'm dead. — Imogen Cunningham · 1975
Some of my best friends are white boys. When I meet 'em I treat 'em just the same as if they was people. — Ray Durem · 1951
Recession1 quote
I define a recession as when your neighbor loses his job, but a depression is when you lose your own. — Dave Beck · 1954