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«Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.»
Author: Arnold Toynbee
(Historian)
| About:
Enthusiasm
| Keywords:
apathy, aroused, carrying, definite, intelligible
«All the evolution we know of proceeds from the vague to the definite.»
Author: Charles Sanders Peirce
(Astronomer, Inventor, Logician, Mathematician, Philosopher, Scientist, Writer)
| Keywords:
definite, evolution, proceeds, vague
«A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol.»
Author: Charles Horton Cooley
| About:
Character,
Power,
Purpose,
Relationships,
Thought,
Understanding
| Keywords:
altogether, comprehends, definite, exert, exerts, resisted, symbol
«A set definite objective must be established if we are to accomplish anything in a big way.»
«Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.»
Author: Philip Guedalla
(Historian)
| Keywords:
biography, bounded, definite, North, North and South, North by, North West, obituaries, obituary, region, South West, tedium, The East, the North, the South, the West
«Destiny is an absolutely definite and inexorable ruler. Physical ability and moral determination count for nothing. It is impossible to perform the simplest act when the gods say ''no.'' I have no idea how they bring pressure to bear on such occasions; I only know that it is irresistible.»
Author: Aleister Crowley
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act of God, bear on, bring to bear, definite, inexorable, irresistible, occasions, perform, physical ability, pressure, ruler, simplest
«Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.»
Author: Herbert Spencer
(Philosopher)
| About:
Civilization
| Keywords:
coherent, definite, heterogeneity, homogeneity, incoherent, indefinite
«Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.»
Author: Napoleon Hill
| Keywords:
at once, Begin, carrying, carrying out, carry over, carry through, create, definite, desire, Get Ready, plan, plan of action, put, put into action, readiest, ready, readying
«All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true success is to express yourself completely in service to society. First, have a definite, clear, practical ideal-a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achie»
«Every well built house started in the form of a definite purpose plus a definite plan in the nature of a set of blueprints.»
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