Lisa Anderson quotes

“Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.”
-- Lisa Anderson

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“That image of the common drunk is a myth. There is a thing called a maintenance drinker which may very well be a mother of four, a welder or a distinguished business person. These people build up a tolerance and manage to still maintain their daily lifestyles while constantly struggling with this disease, because it is a recognized disease by the American Medical Association.”
-- Lisa Anderson

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“If we ignore international institutions, it will lead only to lawlessness and anarchy.”
-- Lisa Anderson

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“Procrastination is also a subtle act of corruption – it corrupts valuable time”

“For Yesterday was once To-morrow.”

Source : Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, Aulus Persius Flaccus, John Dryden (1693). “The Satires, Translated Into English Verse by J. Dryden ... Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus Made English by Mr. Dryden”

“Your 'frog' should be the most difficult item on your things-to-do list, the one where you're most likely to procrastinate; because, if you eat that first, it'll give you energy and momentum for the rest of the day.”

“Your success in life and work will be determined by the kinds of habits that you develop over time. The habit of setting priorities, overcoming procrastination, and getting on with your most important task is a mental and physical skill. As such, this habit is learnable through practice and repetition, over and over again, until it locks into your subsconscious mind and becomes a permanent part of your behaviour.”

“Often we want people to pray for us and help us, but we always defeat our object when we look too much to them and lean upon them. The true secret of union is for both to look upon God, and in the act of looking past themselves to Him they are unconsciously united.”

“My goal has been to encourage jointness, to push people to think of affiliations rather than to operate as solo entrepreneurs.”

“People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.”

“I do what I feel is right. I do not fear to walk on a new path and take risk.”

“The job of dictator is now a high-risk job.”

“A flatterer can risk everything with great personages.”

Source : "Gil Blas". Book by Alain-René Lesage. Book IV, Chapter 7, 1735.