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The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.

Ray Kroc

While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.
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Absence Advantage Important Success
Nothing in the world can one imagine beforehand,not the least thing,everything is made up of so many unique particulars that cannot be forseen.
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Imagination See Unique World
I suffer with you. I’ve never seen such stupid ballplaying in all my life!
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Life Myself Stupidity Suffering
I HAVE ALWAYS believed that each man makes his own happiness and is responsible for his own problems.
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Believe Happiness Man Myself Problem Responsibility
If you have time to lean, you have time to clean.
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Cleaning Experience Time Yourself
That’s the name of the game. Pleasing the customer. If we ever lose sight of that fact, we’ve lost the ball game.
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Business Customer Game Lose Name See
Luck is a dividend of sweat.
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Hard Work Luck One Liner
Creativity is a highfalutin’ word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.
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Creativity Job Myself Word Work
Adversity can strengthen you if you have the will to grind it out.
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Adversity Hustle Strength Yourself
If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.
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Customer Job Love Money Success Work Yourself
Take calculated risks. Act boldly and thoughtfully. Be an agile company.
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Act Bold Calculation Company Inspirational Risk Thinking
The first dollar is the most you will get if you don’t love what you are doing.
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Job Love Money Yourself
I was never much of a reader when I was a boy. Books bored me. I liked action. But I spent a lot of time thinking about things. I’d imagine all kinds of situations and how I would handle them.
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Book Boredom Boy Imagination Kind Myself Reading Thinking Time
You’re only as good as the people you hire.
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Business Goodness Yourself
There is absolutely nothing special about walking on a rope stretched along the ground. Where there is no risk, there can be no pride in a deed accomplished, and therefore no happiness.
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Accomplishment Happiness Pride Risk Walk
In my experience, good executives don’t make mistakes.
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Executive Experience Mistake Myself

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