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Quotations by Authors Ta through Tz

5/12/2022

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“Quotations” Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont - Authors T-a Through T-z
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“Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, lead to ruin.” -Publius Cornelius Tacitus
 
Publius Cornelius Tacitus, also known as Gaius Cornelius Tacitus or simply as Tacitus, was born in about C.E. 56. He became an orator, a lawyer, a senator, a governor, and a historian of Ancient Rome. Publius Cornelius Tacitus passed on at about 64 years of age in about C.E. 120.
 
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“I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung.” -Rabindranath Tagore
 
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” -Rabindranath Tagore
 
“The world speaks to me in colors, my soul answers in music.” -Rabindranath Tagore
 
“We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.” -Rabindranath Tagore
 
“You can’t cross a sea by merely staring into the water.” -Rabindranath Tagore
 
Rabindranath Tagore, also known as Ravīndranātha Thākura, was born as Rabindranath Thakur on 7 May 1861 in Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency, British India. He became a poet, a short story writer, a song composer, a playwright, an essayist, a novelist, and a painter. He is known as the author of “Gitanjali,” “Gora,” “Ghare-Baire,” “Jana Gana Mana,” “Amar Shonar Bangla,” and other works. Rabindranath Tagore passed on at 80 years of age on 7 August 1941 in Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency, British India.
 
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“The reason American cities are prosperous is that there is no place for people to sit down.” -Alfred J. Talley
 
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“Friends are people who know you really well and like you anyway.” -Greg Tamblyn
 
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“Our success or failure, peace or discontent, happiness or misery, depend on the choices we make each day.” -N. Eldon Tanner: ‘Thou Mayest Choose for Thyself,’ published in “Ensign” (July 1973) magazine, page 7
 
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“Confront the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts.” -Tao Te Ching
 
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“One day at a time - this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.” -Ida Scott Taylor
 
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“Those who would attain to any marked degree of excellence in a chosen pursuit must work, and work hard for it, prince or peasant.” -Bayard Taylor
 
James Bayard ‘Bayard’ Taylor was born on 11 January 1825 in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He became a poet, a literary critic, a translator, a travel writer, a novelist, and a diplomat. He is known for “Ximena, or the Battle of the Sierra Morena, and other Poems” (1844). James Bayard ‘Bayard’ Taylor passed on at 53 years of age on 19 December 1878 in Germany.
 
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“Never give up, great things take time.” -Cabi Taylor
 
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“The world knows nothing of its greatest men.” -Henry Taylor
 
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“The beaten path is the safest, but the traffic’s terrible.” -Jeff Taylor
 
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“No trial is joyous for the present but grievous to be borne; but trials yield their blessings, when patiently endured.” -John Taylor: “Journal of Discourses,” Volume 6, page 166 and 167
 
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“Instead of supposing that a work of art must be something that all can behold - a poem, a painting, a book, a great building - consider making your own life a work of art. You have yourself to begin with, and a time of uncertain duration to work on it. You do not have to be what you are, and even though you may be quite content with who you are, it will not be hard for you to think of something much greater that you might become. It need not be something spectacular or even something that will attract notice from others. What it will be is a kind of excellence that you project for yourself, and then attain - something that you can take a look at, with honest self-appraisal, and be proud of.” -Richard Taylor: “Restoring Pride: The Lost Virtue of Our Age” (1995), page 64
 
Richard Taylor was born on 5 November 1919 in Charlotte, Michigan, United States of America. He became a writer and a beekeeper. Richard Taylor passed on at 83 years of age on 30 October 2003 in Trumansburg, New York, United States of America.
 
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“When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food, and the joy of living.” -Tecumseh
 
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Life has loveliness to sell,
all beautiful and splendid things,
blue waves whitened on a cliff,
soaring fire that sways and sings,
and children’s faces looking up,
holding wonder like a cup.
-Sara Teasdale
 
“Look for a lovely thing and you will find it. It is not far- it never will be far.” -Sara Teasdale
 
Sara Teasdale Filsinger was born as Sara Trevor Teasdale on 8 August 1884 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America. She became a lyrical poet. Sara Teasdale Filsinger passed on at 48 years of age on 29 January 1933 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
 
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“The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.” -William Temple: as attributed in John Timbs: “Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors” (1829), page 169
 
William Temple was born in 1881. He was an English theologian and archbishop. William Temple passed on in 1944.
 
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“If you want to have a better performance than the crowd, you must do things differently from the crowd.” -John Templeton
 
“It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something different from the majority.” -John Templeton
 
“Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.” -John Templeton
 
“Thanksgiving, not complaining, attracts people to you.” -John Marks Templeton
 
John Marks Templeton was born in 1912. He was an American-born British investor, banker, fund manager, and philanthropist. John Marks Templeton passed on in 2008.
 
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“Come my friends, ’tis not too late to seek a newer world.” -Alfred Tennyson
 
Alfred Tennyson, also known as Lord Tennyson, was born on 6 August 1809 in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England. He was married to Emily Shellwood in 1850. With his brother, he wrote “Poems by Two Brothers” (1828). Alfred Tennyson succeeded William Wordsworth as England’s poet laureate on 19 November 1850 and held the post until his passing at 83 years of age on 6 October 1892 in Lurgashall, Sussex, England.
 
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“A word to the wise is sufficient.” [translation to English]
“Dictum sapienti sat est.” [original Latin]
-Terence
 
“An easy task becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance.” -Terence
 
“Charity begins at home.” -Terence
 
“Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.” -Terence
 
“Fortune favors the brave.” -Terence
 
“I am a man, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me.” -Terence

“Moderation in all things.” -Terence: “The Lady of Andros”
 
“Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.” -Terence
 
“There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly.” -Terence
 
“When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.” -Terence
 
“While there’s life, there’s hope.” -Terence
 
“You are a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to whatever needs it.” -Terence
 
Publius Terentius Afer, also known as Terence, was born in 185 B.C.E. He was a comic drama playwright of ancient Rome. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him, and impressed by his abilities, freed him. His comedies were performed for the first time sometime between about 170 B.C.E. and 160 B.C.E. Publius Terentius Afer passed on at about 26 years of age in 159 B.C.E.
 
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“Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.” -Valentina Tereshkova
 
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“People say you can’t herd cats. Well, yes you can if you move their food.” -Sharon Terry
 
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“Where our joy is, there should our work be.” -Tertullian
 
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, also known simply as Tertullian, was born in about C.E. 155 in Carthage, Tunisia. He was an early Christian theologian, polemicist, moralist, and writer from Carthage in the ancient Roman province of Africa. Tertullian passed on in about C.E. 240 in Carthage, Tunisia.
 
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“All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combatted, suppressed - only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle.” -Nikola Tesla
 
“I don’t care that they stole my idea . . . I care that they don’t have any of their own.” -Nikola Tesla
 
Nikola Tesla was born on 9 July 1856 in Smiljan, Lika, Croatia. Nikola Tesla passed on at 86 years of age on 1 July 1943 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
 
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“Be patient with yourself. You are growing stronger every day. The weight of the world will become lighter . . . and you will begin to shine brighter. Don’t give up.” -Robert Tew
 
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“Know thyself.” [English translation]
“Nosce te ipsum.” [original Latin]
-Thales
 
“The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.” -Thales
 
Thales was born in C.E. 640. Thales passed on in C.E. 546.
 
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“It’s never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise.” -Nancy Thayer
 
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“Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the Universe.” -Therese of Lisieux
 
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“Tell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellow men and I will tell you how much you love them.” -Helmut Thielicke
 
Helmut Thielicke is a German theologian and preacher
 
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“Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.” -Danny Thomas
 
Danny Thomas is a pseudonym of Amos Jacobs Kairouz, sometimes shortened to Amos Jacobs, which is an anglicization of Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yakhoob, and born as Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz on 6 January 1912 in Deerfield, Michigan, United States of America. He became a comedian, a singer, an actor, a producer, and a philanthropist. Amos Jacobs Kairouz passed on at 79 years of age on 6 February 1991 in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
 
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“Pay attention to the basics.” -Dave Thomas
 
“Truly successful people are the ones who help others cross the finish line. Genuinely caring about people generally leads to success.” -Dave Thomas
 
Dave Thomas was the founder of Wendy’s restaurants.
 
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“Why is it that wherever I go the resident idiot heads straight for me?” -Gwynn Thomas
 
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“I feel that the most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. This enables you to keep your mind focused on your goal and off the many obstacles that will arise when you’re striving to do your best.” -Kurt Thomas
 
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“Courage, it would seem, is nothing less than the power to overcome danger, misfortune, fear, injustice, while continuing to affirm inwardly that life with all its sorrows is good; that everything is meaningful even if in a sense beyond our understanding; and that there is always tomorrow.” -Dorothy Thompson
 
“When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default, it can never be recovered.” -Dorothy Thompson
 
Dorothy Thompson was born in 1894. Dorothy Thompson passed on in 1961.
 
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“With Paine’s “The Rights of Man,” “The Pilgrim’s Progress” is one of the foundation documents of the working class movement.” -E. P. Thompson: “The Making of the English Working Class”
 
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“A ring on the finger is worth two on the phone.” -Harold Thompson
 
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“The only normal way to begin speaking in a new language is to begin speaking badly.” -Greg Thomson
 
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“If you steadfastly refused to quit, you rapidly narrowed your options to only winning.” -Brad Thor
 
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“Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.” -Edward Thorndike
 
Edward Lee Thorndike was born on 31 August 1874. He was an American psychologist. Edward Lee Thorndike passed on at 74 years of age on 9 August 1949.
 
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“In every home and everywhere, there are reasons to forbear; faults forgiven with every pair would make a world happy and fair.” -J. J. Thorne
 
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“I proclaim that justice is nothing else than the interest of the stronger.” -Thrasymachus
 
Thrasymachus lived in the 5th century B.C.E. He was a philosopher of ancient Greece.
 
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“Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.” -Thucydides: “History of the Peloponnesian War”
 
“Wealth to us is not mere material for vainglory but an opportunity for achievement; and poverty we think it no disgrace to acknowledge but a real degradation to make no effort to overcome.” -Thucydides
 
Thucydides was born in about 460 B.C.E. He was a historian of ancient Greece Thucydides passed on in about 395 B.C.E.
 
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“A lady of forty-seven who has been married twenty seven years and has six children knows what love really is and once described it for me like this: Love is what you’ve been through with somebody.” -James Thurber
 
“A pinch of probably is worth a pound of perhaps.” -James Thurber
 
“Let us not look back in anger, or forward in fear, but around in awareness.” -James Thurber
 
James Grover Thurber was born in 1894. He was blind in one eye from a childhood accident. He became an American writer, humorist, and cartoonist, working for “The New Yorker” (1933 - 1961). James Grover Thurber passed on in 1961.
 
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“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” -Howard Thurman
 
Howard Thurman was born in 1900. He became a clergyman and an educator. Howard Thurman passed on in 1981.
 
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“Don’t wait for inspiration. Take action! Action generates inspiration.” -Frank Tibolt
 
Tibolt, Frank. Frank Tibolt was born in 1897. Frank Tibolt passed on in 1989.
 
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“Above all, train hard, eat light, and avoid TV and people with negative attitudes.” -Scott Tinley
 
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“It is better to be old-fashioned and right than to be up-to-date and wrong.” -Tiorio
 
“You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you must win their hearts to have them work with you.” -Tiorio
 
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“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” -J. R. R. Tolkien: “The Fellowship of the Ring” (1954)
 
“Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.” -J. R. R. Tolkien: “The Fellowship of the Ring” (1954)
 
“He [Bilbo] used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep, and every path was its tributary. ‘It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,’ he used to say. ‘You step into the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.’” -J. R. R. Tolkien: “The Fellowship of the Ring” (1954)
 
“It’s the job that’s never started that takes longest to finish.” -J. R. R. Tolkien
 
“Not all those who wander are lost.” -J. R. R. Tolkien: “The Lord of the Rings” (1954)
 
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, also known as J. R. R. Tolkien, was born in 1892 in South Africa. He became an English professor, a linguist, and a novelist. He is known as the author of “The Hobbit” (1937) and “Lord of the Rings” (1954). John Ronald Reuel Tolkien passed on in 1973.
 
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“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” -Eckhart Tolle
 
“Instead of fighting the darkness, you bring in the light.” -Eckhart Tolle -Eckhart Tolle
 
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.”
 
Eckhart Tolle is a pseudonym of Ulrich Leonard Tölle, who was born on 16 February 1948 in Lünen, Dortmund, Germany. He is a Canadian writer and professional speaker. Known as the author of books including “The Power of Now.” Website https://eckharttolle.com/.
 
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“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” -Lily Tomlin
 
“I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.” -Lily Tomlin
 
“Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.” -Lily Tomlin
 
“The road to success is always under construction.” -Lily Tomlin
 
Lily Tomlin is a pseudonym of Mary Jean Tomlin, who was born in 1939. She is an American actress and comedian, some of whose material was written for her by Jane Wagner.
 
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“We see things not as they are, but as we are.” -H. M. Tomlinson
 
Henry M. Tomlinson was born in 1873. He was an English novelist and journalist. Henry M. Tomlinson passed on in 1958.
 
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“You must love and think about your work if you are to make a success of it and make it pay.” -Elizabeth Towne
 
Elizabeth Towne was born in 1860. She was the founder and editor of the New Thought movement “Nautilus Magazine,” in which she published many articles by Wallace Wattles. She became a new thought writer and a publisher. Elizabeth Towne passed on in 1965.
 
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“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.” -Atwood H. Townsend
 
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“How do you spot a leader? They come in all ages, shapes and conditions. Some are poor administrators, some are not overly bright. One clue: the true leader can be recognized because somehow his people consistently turn in superior performances.” -Robert Townsend
 
“If people are coming to work excited . . . if they’re making mistakes freely and fearlessly . . . if they’re having fun . . . if they’re concentrating on doing things, rather than preparing reports and going to meetings - then somewhere you have leaders.” -Robert Townsend
 
Robert Townsend was born in 1819. He was an American Navy Civil War era ship captain. Robert Townsend passed on in 1866.
Townsend, Robert. Robert Townsend was born in 1920.
 
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“Do not let yourselves be discouraged or embittered by the smallness of the success you are likely to achieve in trying to make life better. You certainly would not be able, in a single generation, to create an earthly paradise. Who could expect that? But, if you make life ever so little better, you will have done splendidly, and your lives will have been worthwhile.” -Arnold J. Toynbee
 
“Historically, religion came first and science grew out of religion. Science has never superseded religion, and it is my expectation that it never will.” -Arnold J. Toynbee
 
Arnold Joseph Toynbee was born on 14 April 1889 in London, England. He became a historian. Arnold Joseph Toynbee passed on at 86 years of age on 22 October 1975 in York, England.
 
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“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and the job’s a game.” -P. L. Travers: “Mary Poppins”

“When I was a child, love to me was what the sea is to a fish: something you swim in while you are going about the important affairs of life.” -P. L. Travers
 
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“The only way to know your true nature is through the actions you take in the real world, not through meditations or introspection.” -Doc Trejo 
 
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“Don’t bother about genius. Don’t worry about being clever. Trust to hard work, perseverance, and determination. And the best motto for a long march is: ‘Don’t grumble. Plug on!’” -Frederick Treves
 
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“Happiness is the sense that one matters.” -Sarah Trimmer
 
Sarah Kirby Trimmer was born in 1741. She was an English writer of children’s books, educational material, and textbooks. Sarah Kirby Trimmer passed on in 1810.
 
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“Buying and selling is good and necessary, it is very necessary, and may, possibly, be very good, but it cannot be the noblest work of man, and let us hope that in our time it may not be esteemed the noblest work of an Englishman.” -Anthony Trollope
 
Anthony Trollope was born in 1815 as a son of Frances Trollope. He was married to Rose Hesletine in 1844. He became an English novelist. Anthony Trollope passed on in 1882.
 
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“Sometimes you can’t get as much attention with a yell as you can with a whisper.” -Gary D. Trump
 
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“Though time and miles may separate us, I have built a bridge of lovely memories to span the distance.” -Virginia Tubbs
 
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“If you’re not enjoying the journey, you probably won’t enjoy the destination.” -Joe Tye
 
Joe Tye is a motivational speaker and a coach.
 
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“Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.” -Frank Tyger
 
“Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.” -Frank Tyger
 
“If a person gives you his time, he can give you no more precious gift.” -Frank Tyger
 
“Learn to listen. Opportunity could be knocking at your door very softly.” -Frank Tyger
 
“Listening to both sides of a story will convince you that there is more to a story than two sides.” -Frank Tyger
 
Frank Tyger was born in 1929. Frank Tyger passed on in 2011.
 
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