If I said I was madly in love with you, I'd be lying and what's more, you'd know it.
Margaret MitchellRead
Brilliance is one part talent, two parts wisdom and three parts passion.
Interpretation
Brilliance is a combination of natural ability, knowledge, and intense enthusiasm.
This quote by Margaret Mitchell suggests that true brilliance isn't solely dependent on talent; rather, it is a blend of wisdom and passion, indicating that achieving excellence requires not only innate abilities but also accumulated knowledge and a fervent drive. It's a reminder that cultivating a deep understanding of one's field and maintaining a passionate commitment are essential to standing out and achieving outstanding results.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving goals.
If I said I was madly in love with you, I'd be lying and what's more, you'd know it.
You're like the thief who isn't the least bit sorry he stole, but is terribly, terribly sorry he's going to jail. - Rhett Butler
It's a curse - this not wanting to look on naked realities. Until the war, life was never more real to me than a shadow show on a curtain. And I preferred it so. I do not like the outlines of things to be too sharp. I like them gently blurred, a little hazy.
Well, my dear, take heart. Some day, I will kiss you and you will like it. But not now, so I beg you not to be too impatient.
men are so conceited theyβll believe anything that flatters them
Oh, why was he so handsomely blond, so courteously aloof, so maddeningly boring with his talk about Europe and books and music and poetry and things that interested her not at all - and yet so desirable?
I have my dream job. If I was seven years old and you asked me what I'd want to be 30 years from now, I'd say exactly who I am. So, 'rare' and 'lucky' are the exact right words. It took a lot of hard work, and I took a weird route to get here, but man, am I grateful for it.
Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
In this world, the greatest rewards of success, wealth and happiness are usually obtained not through the exercise of special powers such a genius or intellect but through one's energetic use of simple means and ordinary qualities.
I want to be successful, not famous.
Success is always dangerous, and we need to be alert and avoid becoming the victims of our own success. Will we influence the world for Christ, or will the world influence us?
You set a goal to be the best and then you work hard every hour of every day, striving to reach that goal. If you allow yourself to settle for anything less than number one, you are cheating yourself.
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