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.
Success lies in a masterful consistency around a few fundamentals. It really is simple. Not easy. But simple.
Don't be misled into believing that somehow the world owes you a living. The boy who believes that his parents, or the government, or any one else owes him his livelihood and that he can collect it without labor will wake up one day and find himself working for another boy who did not have that belief and, therefore, earned the right to have others work for him.
It was such a leap in my career when 'Truman Show' came along. It's always been a long process for me insofar as recognition goes, but that's OK because you appreciate it when it comes.
That feeling is so intoxicating, walking off the court holding the Larry O'Brien trophy. So I just want to do that again.
Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.
As soon as I came to L.A., things immediately shifted for me. I was now actually here with the people who were making the decisions; I wasn't out in New York sending in tapes to L.A.
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