Bruce Fairchild Barton was an American author, advertising executive, and politician.
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“[The] Great suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find modesty and humility the characteristics of such men.”
Bruce Barton
“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.”
“We pay just as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. Go ahead and fail. But fail with wit, fail with grace, fail with style. A mediocre failure is as insufferable as a mediocre success. Embrace failure! Seek it out. Learn to love it. That may be the only way any of us will ever be free. Tom Robbins Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln.”
“When you are through changing, you are through.”
“Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope. And out of hope, progress.”
“The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.”
“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstances”
“Conceit is God's gift to little men”
“It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world's progress has come out of such loneliness.”
“The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.”