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Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Money alone isn’t enough to bring happiness… happiness is when you’re actually truly ok with losing everything you have.
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Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Our customers call and e-mail us to say that’s how it feels when a Zappos box arrives. And that’s how we view this company.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh Open, honest communication is the best foundation for any relationship, but remember that at the end of the day it’s not what you say or what you do, but how you make people feel that matters the most.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh I believe that there’s something interesting about anyone and everyone – you just have to figure out what that something is.
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Our only limitation is that we only believe what is visible to our eyes and audible to our ears.
Shilpa GoelShilpa Goel Some days, you will be close to the finish line and still not make it.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
Bell HooksBell Hooks I separated someplace for each person in my heart, But she claimed to be the owner of it.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Modern-day love stories are born not out of love, but a tired mind and a restless heart.
Puneet MehraPuneet Mehra Forcing things only creates more tension in the mind. Let go.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase It doesn’t take courage to find peace in the arms of destiny. It takes faith.
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Bernardo BertolucciBernardo Bertolucci And then go after Gibson Guitars and so many other different people… they can go after you, they can go after everybody, we could all be “terrorists.” That’s really the big concern.
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