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“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world, but then I thought, there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me, too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true, I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you.” -Frida Kahlo
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“I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am - and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am.” -Henry J. Kaiser
“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.” -Henry J. Kaiser
Henry John Kaiser was born in 1882. He was an American shipbuilder. Henry John Kaiser passed on in 1967.
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“To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings.” -Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Rosabeth Moss Kanter was born on 15 March 1943. She is a writer and a public speaker.
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“Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in the muscles.” -Alex Karras
Alex Karras is a pro football player.
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“One does not succeed by sticking to convention.” -Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov is a professional chess player.
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“Instead of doubting yourself, look at all the impossible tasks that men and women have achieved over the years, and use this as motivation to push yourself even further, in order to achieve your dreams and reach your goals.” -Suzy Kassem
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“A timeocracy is the opposite of a meritocracy: people get promoted not based on their talent or performance (merit), but on the time they’ve been at the company.” -Vitaliy N. Katsenelson
Vitaliy N. Katsenelson is chief investment officer at Investment Management Associates in Denver, Colorado, United States of America. He is known as the author of, “The Little Book of Sideways Markets” (2010).
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“Warning: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.” -Ellie Katz
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“I had never before met anyone who owned a telephone and believed in dragons.” -Anna Kavan
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“Don’t worry about what anybody else is going to do. The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Really smart people with reasonable funding can do just about anything that doesn’t violate too many of Newton’s Laws!” -Alan Kay
Alan Kay is an American computer scientist.
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“It is far better to be exhausted from success then to be rested from failure.” -Mary Kay
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“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” -Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye was born in 1913. He was an American singer, dancer, comedian, and actor. Danny Kaye passed on in 1987.
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“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” -John Keats: “Endymion” (1818), book 1, line 1
Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all
Ye know on Earth, and all ye need to know.
-John Keats: “Ode on a Grecian Urn” (1820)
John Keats (jŏn kēts) was born on 31 October 1795 in London, England. He became one of England’s outstanding Romantic poets. Between the ages of 18 and 24, he wrote poems that rank with the greatest in the English language. His first volume of poetry appeared in 1817 and included his poem “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer.” His poems of 1820, “Ode to a Nightingale,” “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” and “To Autumn,” are unequaled for dignity, beauty, and imagery. Also well-known is his melodic poem “The Eve of Saint Agnes” (1820). John Keats passed on at 26 years of age on 23 February 1821 in Rome, Italy.
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“I suspect that we are all recipients of cosmic love notes. Messages, omens, voices, cries, revelations, and appeals are homogenized into each day’s events. If only we knew how to listen, to read the signs.” -Sam Keen
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“If you’re positive and enthusiastic, people will want to spend time with you.” -Jeff Keller
“There is no such thing as failure, only results, with some more successful than others.” -Jeff Keller
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“Remember the difference between a boss and a leader: A boss says, ‘Go.’ A leader says, ‘Let’s go.’” -E. M. Kelly
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“Small kindnesses, small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practiced in our social intercourse, give a greater charm to the character than the display of great talents and accomplishments.” -Mary Ann Kelty
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“Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries.” -Corita Kent
Mary Corita Kent was born as Frances Elizabeth Kent on 20 November 1918 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States of America. She was an American Catholic religious sister and a graphic artist. Mary Corita Kent passed on at 67 years of age on 18 September 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches.” -Carolyn Kenmore
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“Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose. Everyone has bad stretches and real successes. Either way, you have to be careful not to lose your confidence or get too confident.” -Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan is an American figure skater.
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“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” -Charles Kettering
“The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination.” -Charles Kettering
“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.” -Charles F. Kettering
“There never has been any thirty - hour week for men who had anything to do.” -Charles F. Kettering
Charles Franklin Kettering was born in 1876. He was American engineer and industrialist. Charles Franklin Kettering passed on in 1958.
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“A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind.” -John Maynard Keynes: “The End of Laissez-Faire” (1926) chapter 1
John Maynard Keynes was born on 5 June 1883 in Cambridge, England. He became an economist. John Maynard Keynes passed on at 62 years of age on 21 April 1946 in Cambridge, England.
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“Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” -Victor Kiam
“What’s really important in life? Sitting on a beach? Looking a television eight hours a day? I think we have to appreciate that we’re alive for only a limited period of time, and we’ll spend most of our lives working. That being the case, I believe one of the most important priorities is to do whatever we do as well as we can. We should take pride in that.” -Victor Kiam
Victor Kiam was born in 1926. He became a business leader. Victor Kiam passed on in 2001.
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“Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.” -Søren Kierkegaard
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” -Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was born on 5 May 1813 in Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark. He became a philosopher, a theologian, a poet, and a social critic. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard passed on at 42 years of age on 11 November 1855 in Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark.
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“A dozen times a day we come to a fork in the road and must decide which way we will go. It is important to get our ultimate objectives clearly in mind so that we do not become distracted at each fork in the road by the irrelevant questions: Which is the easier or more pleasant way? Or, which way are others going?” -Spencer W. Kimball: as quoted in Edward L. Kimball, editor: “Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball” (1982), page 164
“With the arrival of Spring, we hope all of you will put in your gardens and prepare to enjoy their produce this Summer. We hope you are making this a family affair, with everyone, even the little ones, assigned to something. There is so much to learn and harvest from your garden, far more than just a crop itself.” -Spencer W. Kimball: speech at the General Conference (April 1978)
Spencer Woolley Kimball was born on 28 March 1895 in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. He became a leader in the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints. Spencer Woolley Kimball passed on at 90 years of age on 5 November 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
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“Life is ten percent what happens to us and ninety percent how we react to it.” -Dennis P. Kimbro
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“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” -B. B. King
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“Self-help books are making life downright unsafe. Women desperate to catch a man practice all the ploys recommended by these authors: Bump into him, trip over him, knock him down, spill something on him, scald him, but meet him.” -Florence King
“When people stop reading the Bible and Shakespeare, they cut themselves off from an enormous number of figures of speech used in the English language. Growing up without these models, they never develop the habit of using simile and metaphor themselves. Eventually they develop a fear and loathing of all such literary conventions and a conviction that anyone who uses them is being somehow ‘insincere.’ No wonder ringing political oratory is dead. No candidate would dare.” -Florence King, as quoted in “National Review” (23 July 2001)
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“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” -Stephen King
“If you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” -Stephen King
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” -Stephen King
“The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.” -Stephen King
“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” -Stephen King
Stephen King was born in 1947. He is an American writer of horror novels and fiction.
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“What you know got you where you are. To get where you want to go, you’ve got to make some changes, and more than likely learn new things.” -Ian Kinnery
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“The words ‘I am’ . . . are potent words; be careful what you hitch to them. The thing you’re claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you.” -A. L. Kitselman
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“Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.” -Robert T. Kiyosaki
“It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” -Robert T. Kiyosaki
“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.” -Robert Kiyosaki
“Whenever you feel ‘short’ or in ‘need’ of something, give what you want first and it will come back in buckets. That is true for money, a smile, love, friendship. I know it is often the last thing a person may want to do, but it has always worked for me. I just trust that the principle of reciprocity is true, and I give what I want.” -Robert T. Kiyosaki
“You choose the life you live. If you don’t like it, it’s on you to change it because no one else is going to do it for you.” -Kim Kiyosaki
“Your future is created by what you do today - not tomorrow . . .” -Robert T. Kiyosaki
Robert Toru Kiyosaki was born in 1947. He is an American investor, businessman, self-help author, motivational speaker, financial literacy activist, and financial commentator. Mr. Kiyosaki is known for his “Rich Dad. Poor Dad” series of motivational books and has written more than 15 books.
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“Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.” -Allen Klein
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“By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind. The little pin-pricks of daily life when dwelt upon and magnified may do great damage but if ignored or dismissed from thought will disappear from inanition.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” -Grenville Kleiser
“In every activity do your best and let the world make its own appraisal. You are what you are. Explanations seldom explain. Cultivate a fine sense of independence, based upon the assurance that you are loyal to a high standard of conduct.” -Grenville Kleiser
“It is by translating your fine sense of aspiration into actual lofty deeds that you grow toward your ideal. Link your lofty thoughts to earnest active effort and good results will inevitably follow.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Keep a definite goal of achievement constantly in view. Realize that work well and worthily done makes life truly worth living.” -Grenville Kleiser
“There are many fine things which you mean to do some day under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is surely yours is the present, hence this is the time to speak the word of appreciation and sympathy, to do the generous deed, to forgive the fault of a thoughtless friend, to sacrifice self a little more for others.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you inviting you to useful work. To live at this time is an inestimable privilege and a sacred obligation devolves upon you to make right use of your opportunities. Today is the day in which to attempt and achieve something worthwhile.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Today is the day in which to attempt and achieve something worthwhile.” -Grenville Kleiser
“You can vitally influence your life from within by auto-suggestion. The first thing each morning, and the last thing each night, suggest to yourself specific ideas that you wish to embody in your character and personality. Address such suggestions to yourself, silently or aloud, until they are deeply impressed upon your mind.” -Grenville Kleiser
Grenville Kleiser was born on 25 July 1868 in Toronto, Canada. He was married to Elizabeth Margaret Thompson on 5 July 1894. He became an American instructor in public speaking at the Yale Divinity School of Yale University, and a writer of humor and inspiration. Grenville Kleiser passed on at 85 years of age on 27 August 1953 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“Everyone has the will to win; what is important is the will to prepare.” -Bobby Knight
“Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.” -Bobby Knight
“The will to win is not nearly so important as the will to prepare to win.” -Bobby Knight
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Driving down the wrong road and knowing it,
The fork years behind, how many have thought
To pull up on the shoulder and leave the car
Empty, strike out across the fields; and how many
Are still mazed among dock and thistle,
Seeking the road they should have taken?
-Damon Knight: “The Man in the Tree” (1984)
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“Market competition is the only form of organization which can afford a large measure of freedom to the individual.” -Frank Hyneman Knight
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“Treat others as you would like them to treat you, but, you can not do for others what they are unwilling to do for themselves.” -Lisa Knutson
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“Love is missing someone whenever you’re apart but somehow feeling warm inside because you’re close in heart.” -Kay Knudsen
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“A big corporation is more or less blamed for being big; it is only big because it gives service. If it doesn’t give service it gets small faster than it grew big.” -William S. Knudsen
“The young man who has the combination of the learning of books with the learning which comes of doing things with the hands need not worry about getting along in the world today or at any time.” -William S. Knudsen
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“My purposes are the geography that marks out my line of travel toward the person I want to be.” -Alice Koeller
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“No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes.” -Kathe Kollwitz
Kathe Kollwitz was born in 1867. Kathe Kollwitz passed on in 1945.
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“For an interest to be rewarding, one must pay in discipline and dedication, especially though the difficult or boring stages which are inevitably encountered.” -Mira Komarovsky (born 1906)
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“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce.” -Vivian Komori
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“All of the significant battles are waged within the self.” -Sheldon Kopp
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“Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility. In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.” -Michael Korda
“The freedom to fail is vital if you’re going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.” -Michael Korda
Michael Korda was born in 1919. Michael Korda passed on in 1973.
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“The most needed, wanted, and powerful activity in which you can engage on or off the job is to authentically recognize, acknowledge, and appreciate others.” -Brian Koslow
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“If you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror.” -Shane Koyczan
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“Most people are so worried about their security that they are afraid to take the risks that let them really enjoy living.” -Paul Krapf
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“Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen carefully.” -Stu Krieger
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“All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment.” -Ray Kroc
“If you have time to lean, you have time to clean.” -Ray Kroc
“If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.” -Ray Kroc
“There’s almost nothing you can’t accomplish if you set your mind to it.” -Ray Kroc
“While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.” -Ray Kroc
“You’re only as good as the people you hire.” -Ray Kroc
Raymond Albert ‘Ray’ Kroc was born in 1902. He was an American businessman and philanthropist. He joined McDonald’s in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world. Like KFC founder Harland Sanders, Ray Kroc’s success came later in life, when he was past his fiftieth birthday. Raymond Albert ‘Ray’ Kroc passed on in 1984.
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“The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination.” -Louis Kronenberger
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“Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.” -Harold Kushner
“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” -Harold Kushner
Harold Samuel Kushner was born on 3 April 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. He is a Jewish rabbi, a University instructor, and a writer. He is known for his book, “When Bad Things Happen to Good People” (1981).
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“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world, but then I thought, there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me, too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true, I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you.” -Frida Kahlo
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“I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am - and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am.” -Henry J. Kaiser
“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.” -Henry J. Kaiser
Henry John Kaiser was born in 1882. He was an American shipbuilder. Henry John Kaiser passed on in 1967.
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“To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings.” -Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Rosabeth Moss Kanter was born on 15 March 1943. She is a writer and a public speaker.
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“Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in the muscles.” -Alex Karras
Alex Karras is a pro football player.
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“One does not succeed by sticking to convention.” -Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov is a professional chess player.
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“Instead of doubting yourself, look at all the impossible tasks that men and women have achieved over the years, and use this as motivation to push yourself even further, in order to achieve your dreams and reach your goals.” -Suzy Kassem
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“A timeocracy is the opposite of a meritocracy: people get promoted not based on their talent or performance (merit), but on the time they’ve been at the company.” -Vitaliy N. Katsenelson
Vitaliy N. Katsenelson is chief investment officer at Investment Management Associates in Denver, Colorado, United States of America. He is known as the author of, “The Little Book of Sideways Markets” (2010).
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“Warning: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.” -Ellie Katz
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“I had never before met anyone who owned a telephone and believed in dragons.” -Anna Kavan
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“Don’t worry about what anybody else is going to do. The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Really smart people with reasonable funding can do just about anything that doesn’t violate too many of Newton’s Laws!” -Alan Kay
Alan Kay is an American computer scientist.
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“It is far better to be exhausted from success then to be rested from failure.” -Mary Kay
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“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” -Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye was born in 1913. He was an American singer, dancer, comedian, and actor. Danny Kaye passed on in 1987.
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“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” -John Keats: “Endymion” (1818), book 1, line 1
Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all
Ye know on Earth, and all ye need to know.
-John Keats: “Ode on a Grecian Urn” (1820)
John Keats (jŏn kēts) was born on 31 October 1795 in London, England. He became one of England’s outstanding Romantic poets. Between the ages of 18 and 24, he wrote poems that rank with the greatest in the English language. His first volume of poetry appeared in 1817 and included his poem “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer.” His poems of 1820, “Ode to a Nightingale,” “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” and “To Autumn,” are unequaled for dignity, beauty, and imagery. Also well-known is his melodic poem “The Eve of Saint Agnes” (1820). John Keats passed on at 26 years of age on 23 February 1821 in Rome, Italy.
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“I suspect that we are all recipients of cosmic love notes. Messages, omens, voices, cries, revelations, and appeals are homogenized into each day’s events. If only we knew how to listen, to read the signs.” -Sam Keen
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“If you’re positive and enthusiastic, people will want to spend time with you.” -Jeff Keller
“There is no such thing as failure, only results, with some more successful than others.” -Jeff Keller
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“Remember the difference between a boss and a leader: A boss says, ‘Go.’ A leader says, ‘Let’s go.’” -E. M. Kelly
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“Small kindnesses, small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practiced in our social intercourse, give a greater charm to the character than the display of great talents and accomplishments.” -Mary Ann Kelty
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“Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries.” -Corita Kent
Mary Corita Kent was born as Frances Elizabeth Kent on 20 November 1918 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States of America. She was an American Catholic religious sister and a graphic artist. Mary Corita Kent passed on at 67 years of age on 18 September 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches.” -Carolyn Kenmore
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“Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose. Everyone has bad stretches and real successes. Either way, you have to be careful not to lose your confidence or get too confident.” -Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan is an American figure skater.
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“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” -Charles Kettering
“The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination.” -Charles Kettering
“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.” -Charles F. Kettering
“There never has been any thirty - hour week for men who had anything to do.” -Charles F. Kettering
Charles Franklin Kettering was born in 1876. He was American engineer and industrialist. Charles Franklin Kettering passed on in 1958.
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“A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind.” -John Maynard Keynes: “The End of Laissez-Faire” (1926) chapter 1
John Maynard Keynes was born on 5 June 1883 in Cambridge, England. He became an economist. John Maynard Keynes passed on at 62 years of age on 21 April 1946 in Cambridge, England.
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“Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” -Victor Kiam
“What’s really important in life? Sitting on a beach? Looking a television eight hours a day? I think we have to appreciate that we’re alive for only a limited period of time, and we’ll spend most of our lives working. That being the case, I believe one of the most important priorities is to do whatever we do as well as we can. We should take pride in that.” -Victor Kiam
Victor Kiam was born in 1926. He became a business leader. Victor Kiam passed on in 2001.
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“Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.” -Søren Kierkegaard
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” -Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was born on 5 May 1813 in Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark. He became a philosopher, a theologian, a poet, and a social critic. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard passed on at 42 years of age on 11 November 1855 in Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark.
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“A dozen times a day we come to a fork in the road and must decide which way we will go. It is important to get our ultimate objectives clearly in mind so that we do not become distracted at each fork in the road by the irrelevant questions: Which is the easier or more pleasant way? Or, which way are others going?” -Spencer W. Kimball: as quoted in Edward L. Kimball, editor: “Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball” (1982), page 164
“With the arrival of Spring, we hope all of you will put in your gardens and prepare to enjoy their produce this Summer. We hope you are making this a family affair, with everyone, even the little ones, assigned to something. There is so much to learn and harvest from your garden, far more than just a crop itself.” -Spencer W. Kimball: speech at the General Conference (April 1978)
Spencer Woolley Kimball was born on 28 March 1895 in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. He became a leader in the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints. Spencer Woolley Kimball passed on at 90 years of age on 5 November 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
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“Life is ten percent what happens to us and ninety percent how we react to it.” -Dennis P. Kimbro
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“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” -B. B. King
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“Self-help books are making life downright unsafe. Women desperate to catch a man practice all the ploys recommended by these authors: Bump into him, trip over him, knock him down, spill something on him, scald him, but meet him.” -Florence King
“When people stop reading the Bible and Shakespeare, they cut themselves off from an enormous number of figures of speech used in the English language. Growing up without these models, they never develop the habit of using simile and metaphor themselves. Eventually they develop a fear and loathing of all such literary conventions and a conviction that anyone who uses them is being somehow ‘insincere.’ No wonder ringing political oratory is dead. No candidate would dare.” -Florence King, as quoted in “National Review” (23 July 2001)
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“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” -Stephen King
“If you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” -Stephen King
“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” -Stephen King
“The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.” -Stephen King
“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” -Stephen King
Stephen King was born in 1947. He is an American writer of horror novels and fiction.
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“What you know got you where you are. To get where you want to go, you’ve got to make some changes, and more than likely learn new things.” -Ian Kinnery
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“The words ‘I am’ . . . are potent words; be careful what you hitch to them. The thing you’re claiming has a way of reaching back and claiming you.” -A. L. Kitselman
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“Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.” -Robert T. Kiyosaki
“It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” -Robert T. Kiyosaki
“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.” -Robert Kiyosaki
“Whenever you feel ‘short’ or in ‘need’ of something, give what you want first and it will come back in buckets. That is true for money, a smile, love, friendship. I know it is often the last thing a person may want to do, but it has always worked for me. I just trust that the principle of reciprocity is true, and I give what I want.” -Robert T. Kiyosaki
“You choose the life you live. If you don’t like it, it’s on you to change it because no one else is going to do it for you.” -Kim Kiyosaki
“Your future is created by what you do today - not tomorrow . . .” -Robert T. Kiyosaki
Robert Toru Kiyosaki was born in 1947. He is an American investor, businessman, self-help author, motivational speaker, financial literacy activist, and financial commentator. Mr. Kiyosaki is known for his “Rich Dad. Poor Dad” series of motivational books and has written more than 15 books.
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“Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.” -Allen Klein
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“By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind. The little pin-pricks of daily life when dwelt upon and magnified may do great damage but if ignored or dismissed from thought will disappear from inanition.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” -Grenville Kleiser
“In every activity do your best and let the world make its own appraisal. You are what you are. Explanations seldom explain. Cultivate a fine sense of independence, based upon the assurance that you are loyal to a high standard of conduct.” -Grenville Kleiser
“It is by translating your fine sense of aspiration into actual lofty deeds that you grow toward your ideal. Link your lofty thoughts to earnest active effort and good results will inevitably follow.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Keep a definite goal of achievement constantly in view. Realize that work well and worthily done makes life truly worth living.” -Grenville Kleiser
“There are many fine things which you mean to do some day under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is surely yours is the present, hence this is the time to speak the word of appreciation and sympathy, to do the generous deed, to forgive the fault of a thoughtless friend, to sacrifice self a little more for others.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Today a thousand doors of enterprise are open to you inviting you to useful work. To live at this time is an inestimable privilege and a sacred obligation devolves upon you to make right use of your opportunities. Today is the day in which to attempt and achieve something worthwhile.” -Grenville Kleiser
“Today is the day in which to attempt and achieve something worthwhile.” -Grenville Kleiser
“You can vitally influence your life from within by auto-suggestion. The first thing each morning, and the last thing each night, suggest to yourself specific ideas that you wish to embody in your character and personality. Address such suggestions to yourself, silently or aloud, until they are deeply impressed upon your mind.” -Grenville Kleiser
Grenville Kleiser was born on 25 July 1868 in Toronto, Canada. He was married to Elizabeth Margaret Thompson on 5 July 1894. He became an American instructor in public speaking at the Yale Divinity School of Yale University, and a writer of humor and inspiration. Grenville Kleiser passed on at 85 years of age on 27 August 1953 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“Everyone has the will to win; what is important is the will to prepare.” -Bobby Knight
“Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.” -Bobby Knight
“The will to win is not nearly so important as the will to prepare to win.” -Bobby Knight
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Driving down the wrong road and knowing it,
The fork years behind, how many have thought
To pull up on the shoulder and leave the car
Empty, strike out across the fields; and how many
Are still mazed among dock and thistle,
Seeking the road they should have taken?
-Damon Knight: “The Man in the Tree” (1984)
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“Market competition is the only form of organization which can afford a large measure of freedom to the individual.” -Frank Hyneman Knight
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“Treat others as you would like them to treat you, but, you can not do for others what they are unwilling to do for themselves.” -Lisa Knutson
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“Love is missing someone whenever you’re apart but somehow feeling warm inside because you’re close in heart.” -Kay Knudsen
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“A big corporation is more or less blamed for being big; it is only big because it gives service. If it doesn’t give service it gets small faster than it grew big.” -William S. Knudsen
“The young man who has the combination of the learning of books with the learning which comes of doing things with the hands need not worry about getting along in the world today or at any time.” -William S. Knudsen
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“My purposes are the geography that marks out my line of travel toward the person I want to be.” -Alice Koeller
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“No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes.” -Kathe Kollwitz
Kathe Kollwitz was born in 1867. Kathe Kollwitz passed on in 1945.
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“For an interest to be rewarding, one must pay in discipline and dedication, especially though the difficult or boring stages which are inevitably encountered.” -Mira Komarovsky (born 1906)
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“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce.” -Vivian Komori
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“All of the significant battles are waged within the self.” -Sheldon Kopp
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“Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility. In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.” -Michael Korda
“The freedom to fail is vital if you’re going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.” -Michael Korda
Michael Korda was born in 1919. Michael Korda passed on in 1973.
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“The most needed, wanted, and powerful activity in which you can engage on or off the job is to authentically recognize, acknowledge, and appreciate others.” -Brian Koslow
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“If you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror.” -Shane Koyczan
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“Most people are so worried about their security that they are afraid to take the risks that let them really enjoy living.” -Paul Krapf
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“Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen carefully.” -Stu Krieger
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“All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment.” -Ray Kroc
“If you have time to lean, you have time to clean.” -Ray Kroc
“If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.” -Ray Kroc
“There’s almost nothing you can’t accomplish if you set your mind to it.” -Ray Kroc
“While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.” -Ray Kroc
“You’re only as good as the people you hire.” -Ray Kroc
Raymond Albert ‘Ray’ Kroc was born in 1902. He was an American businessman and philanthropist. He joined McDonald’s in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world. Like KFC founder Harland Sanders, Ray Kroc’s success came later in life, when he was past his fiftieth birthday. Raymond Albert ‘Ray’ Kroc passed on in 1984.
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“The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination.” -Louis Kronenberger
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“Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.” -Harold Kushner
“If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” -Harold Kushner
Harold Samuel Kushner was born on 3 April 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America. He is a Jewish rabbi, a University instructor, and a writer. He is known for his book, “When Bad Things Happen to Good People” (1981).
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