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A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1945-04-13), Jefferson Day (undelivered)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #fdr #franklinroosevelt #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #apprehension #concern #doubt #encouragement #fear #selfconfidence #selfdoubt #selflimitation
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A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1945-04-13), Jefferson Day (undelivered)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #fdr #franklinroosevelt #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #apprehension #concern #doubt #encouragement #fear #selfconfidence #selfdoubt #selflimitation
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If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.
Herb Stein (1916-1999) American economist
Stein’s Law (1980s)More about this quote: wist.info/stein-herb/3711/
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He wants for ever, who would more acquire;
Set certain limits to your wild desire.
[Semper avarus eget; certum voto pete finem.]Horace (65-8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 2 “To Lollius,” l. 56ff (1.2.56) (20 BC) [tr. Francis (1747)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/79600/
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All beings possess imagination to varying degrees. It can be encouraged and nurtured, or can sometimes shine out in moments of stress. But curiosity is a choice. Some wish to have it. Others don’t.
Timothy Zahn (b. 1951) American writer
Thrawn Ascendancy, Book 1: Chaos Rising, ch. 15 [Thrawn] (2020)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/zahn-timothy/76920/
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All beings possess imagination to varying degrees. It can be encouraged and nurtured, or can sometimes shine out in moments of stress. But curiosity is a choice. Some wish to have it. Others don’t.
Timothy Zahn (b. 1951) American writer
Thrawn Ascendancy, Book 1: Chaos Rising, ch. 15 [Thrawn] (2020)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/zahn-timothy/76920/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #timothyzahn #thrawn #curiosity #humannature #imagination #inquisitiveness #selflimitation #understanding
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All beings possess imagination to varying degrees. It can be encouraged and nurtured, or can sometimes shine out in moments of stress. But curiosity is a choice. Some wish to have it. Others don’t.
Timothy Zahn (b. 1951) American writer
Thrawn Ascendancy, Book 1: Chaos Rising, ch. 15 [Thrawn] (2020)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/zahn-timothy/76920/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #timothyzahn #thrawn #curiosity #humannature #imagination #inquisitiveness #selflimitation #understanding
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