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«If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.»
Author: Bill Vaughn
| About:
Conformity
| Keywords:
conform, conformist, conformists, conform to, hates, nonconformist, nonconformists, nonconformity, prevailing, standard
«If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.»
Author: Colin Powell
| About:
Excellence
| Keywords:
develop, excellence, exception, matters, prevailing, The Exceptions
«What we imagine is order is merely the prevailing form of chaos.»
Author: Kerry Thornley
| Keywords:
form, From Chaos, imagine, merely, order, Orders of, out of order, prevailing, take orders
«It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.»
«If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing passion) on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you.»
Author: Lord Chesterfield
(Diplomat, Statesman, Wit)
| About:
Leadership,
Pride
| Keywords:
engage, prevailing
«Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.»
Author: Plutarch
(Author, Biographer)
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Perseverance
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perseverance, prevailing, yield
«The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost invariably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And if he is not romantic personally, he is apt to spread discontent among those who are.»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(Critic, Journalist)
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Among the Living, apt, conclusion, discontent, dishonest, insane, intolerable, invariably, personally, prevailing, regard, regard to, romantic, romantics, spread, superstitions, taboo, taboos, The Conclusion, the government, The Romantic, tries
«A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; Our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.»
Author: Martin Luther
(Priest, Scholar)
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Amid, bulwark, failing, flood, fortress, fortresses, helper, ills, mighty, prevailing, The Flood
«Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their victories in battle are not flukes. Their victories are not flukes because they position themselves where they will surely win, prevailing over those wh»
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