People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come in to the mind of others.
Blaise Pascal
In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all... →
People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others.
I maintain that, if everyone knew what others said about him, there would not be four friends in the world.
If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.
Maybe the bar is low, but most of the strips that are 50, 60, 70 years old that are on their second or third generation of artists, the humor is... →
Stephan Pastis
You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what... →
George Pataki
You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.
Joe Paterno
Often, we are quick to find blame with others but yet are unable to give constructive responses. There seems to be a tendency to doubt almost... →
Pratibha Patil
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
George S. Patton