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Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent. Sophia Loren
Can we not appreciate that our very business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves? To break our own records, to outstrip our yesterdays by our todays, to bear our trials more beautifully than we ever dreamed we could, to give as we have never given, to do our work with more force and a finer finish than ever—this is the true idea: to get ahead of ourselves. Thomas S. Monson
E. Joseph Cossman quote: "Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get..."
Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves. E. Joseph Cossman
Roger Staubach quote: "Winning isn't getting ahead of others. It's getting ahead of..."
Winning isn't getting ahead of others. It's getting ahead of yourself. Roger Staubach
Naturally enough when I was a young dancer, I was terribly anxious to get ahead, and to get ahead quickly. I was impatient with all those older people who talked of the long grind to the top, who turned me down for jobs I knew I could do. Anna Neagle
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one. Mark Twain
Usually when you ask somebody in college why they are there, they'll tell you it's to get an education. The truth of it is, they are there to get the degree so that they can get ahead in the rat race. Too many college radicals are two-timing punks. The only reason you should be in college is to destroy it. Abbie Hoffman
Most people come out of their Ph. D. experience trying to prove themselves, trying to get ahead, trying to get published. You're scared everybody else is going to do your research and get your topic. Bernice Johnson Reagon
Mark Twain quote: "The secret to getting ahead is getting started."
The secret to getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain
There are certain things I can't do, certain pitches I can't hit. You stay away from them. You try to wait for pitches you can hit. The bat speed isn't what it used to be. You make up for it by using your head, working counts, getting ahead in counts and getting pitches to hit and hitting them hard. Chili Davis
Lou Holtz quote: "You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get..."
You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him. Lou Holtz
We're not running the ball again until we get ahead. Shula was calling the plays, but I told them, 'I don't care what he calls. We're throwing every pass from now until we get the lead.' To Shula's credit, he always gave me that option. Dan Marino
Agatha Christie quote: "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Agatha Christie
Dick Armey quote: "You cannot get ahead while you are getting even."
You cannot get ahead while you are getting even. Dick Armey
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "How is a sincere criminal, trying hard, going to get ahead in..."
How is a sincere criminal, trying hard, going to get ahead in his profession if his victim fails to cooperate? Robert A. Heinlein

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