Joseph Joubert

STATUS QUOtes — 20230316

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“Politeness is the flower of humanity.” — Joseph Joubert

“People who do good work often think that whatever they’re working on is no good. Others see what they’ve done and think it’s wonderful, but the creator sees nothing but flaws. This pattern is no coincidence: worry made the work good.” — Paul Graham

“Sheer Playfulness and Deadly Seriousness are my closest friends; it is with them that I take those walks in the country at the end of the day.” — Philip Roth

“After scolding one’s cat, one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference.” — Charlotte Gray

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20220812

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.” — Joseph Joubert

“If you have a boat to sail, land becomes a choice! If you do not have a boat to sail, land becomes a fate! Create different choices so that you can have different fates!” — Mehmet Murat ildan

“In the age of television [and social media], image becomes more important than substance.” — S. J. Hayakawa

“I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.” — Jeffrey Archer

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20220319

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“It is only up to the head to think, but the whole body has memory.” — Joseph Joubert

“There are very few joys in life greater than spontaneity. Spontaneity means to be in the moment; it means acting out of your awareness, not acting according to your old conditionings.” — Osho

“It is the state of mind of the person wielding the instrument that determines to what end it will be put.” — Dalai Lama

“My first job consisted of me answering a phone… but it wasn’t for me.” — Mark Simmons

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20201119

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“When we act, we must comply with the rules, and when we judge, be aware of the exceptions.” — Joseph Joubert

“Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more.” — A. Lou Vickery

“It is a mistake to think that the past is dead. Nothing that has ever happened is quite without influence at this moment.” — Will Durant

“We’re all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent — criticism.” — Frank A. Clark

 

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I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
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STATUS QUOtes — 20200911

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid. — Thomas Kempis

“There is always some frivolity in excellent minds; they have wings to rise, but also to stray.” — Joseph Joubert

“Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments.” — Kevin Costner

“I am saddest when I sing. So are those who hear me. They are sadder even than I am.” — Artemus Ward

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20200511

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“Some things you have to do every day. Eating seven apples on Saturday night instead of one a day just isn’t going to get the job done.” — Jim Rohn

“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” — Joseph Joubert

“I came to a point where I needed solitude and just stop the machine of thinking and enjoying what they call living, I just wanted to lie in the grass and look at the clouds.” — Jack Kerouac

“What is the test of good manners? Being able to bear patiently with bad ones.” — Solomon ibn Gabirol

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190825

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“You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some with you.” — Joseph Joubert

“Life is made up of moments, small pieces of glittering mica in a long stretch of gray cement.” — Anna Quindlen

“To hear how special and wonderful we are is endlessly enthralling.” — Gail Sheehy

“A theory is a hunch with a college education.” — Unknown

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190423

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“The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.” — Joseph Joubert

“The trouble with life isn’t that there is no answer, it’s that there are so many answers.” — Ruth Benedict

“Don’t laugh at a youth for his affectations he is only trying on one face after another to find his own.” — Logan Pearsall Smith

“If something is 1.0, you don’t need to say, ‘point oh.'” — Mitch Hedberg

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20170712

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“What motivates me? The fear of being average.” — Agustin Soldati

“A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.” — Joseph Joubert

“‘It’s impossible,’ said pride, ‘It’s risky,’ said experience, ‘It’s pointless’ said reason, ‘Give it a try,’ whispered the heart.” — Unknown

“Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.” — Terry Pratchett

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160812

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“Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.” — Al Bernstein

“You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.” — Joseph Joubert

“Being reproached for giving to an unworthy person, Aristotle said, ‘I did not give it to the man, but to humanity.'” — Lyndon Johnson

“My parents were English; we were too poor to be British.” — Bob Hope

 

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