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Orison Swett Marden Quotes

Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.

Orison Swett Marden

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: 1850 - 1924

Topics

Great Man Victory Defeat Never Only

The highs, the lows, the peaks, the valleys, whatever, it's all going to go into the art, whether I'm singing or acting or whatever.

Jill Scott

Art Singing Acting Go Whatever Lows

I'm proud to represent the average woman.

Jennifer Hudson

Woman Proud Average Represent

Like when I host a party. I hope my guests get along. But if not, how interesting!

Andy Cohen

Hope Interesting Party Guests Get

I like simple things. I like being in my family in the South and playing petanque.

Jean Dujardin

Family Simple Simple Things Playing

While people can differ on the issues, no one should seek to discourage freedom of speech.

Stan Van Gundy

Freedom People Speech Seek Issues

I'm trying to do the exact thing Verdi or Mendelssohn did - open up that spiritual space where we can all be fully ourselves.

Steven Stucky

Spiritual Space Trying Open Up Did

'Underrated.' That is the word that best describes Prince, the Guitarist. Why? Because his phenomenal guitar-playing was just one arrow in a quiver full of remarkable talents.

Tom Morello

Best Why Talents Arrow Just One

I loved my mother, but I don't like her.

Mickey Rourke

Mother Loved Her Like

There are countries that prefer to think that they're buying comfort at the cost of others, but I don't think that's the way you can act in this world. There are no neutral groups.

Jose Maria Aznar

World Think You Comfort Way Others

Paperbacks of those we deem classics should be cheap and sold at supermarkets.

Joseph Brodsky

Cheap Classics Should Those Sold

There are people who I still knock around with from the Primrose Hill set, but they have found sobriety, too, and are doing their own things.

Davinia Taylor

People Doing Hill Sobriety Own Set

The final outcome of a war is often determined by the degree of initiative shown on each side.

Chiang Kai-shek

War Initiative Degree Determined