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[[File:Dolly Parton (6330904460).jpg|thumb|I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else. ~ |
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[[Dolly Parton]]]] |
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* He, therefore, who fixes a limit of any kind to his intellectual attainments dwarfs himself, and cramps the growth of that mind given to us by the Creator, and capable of indefinite expansion. |
* He, therefore, who fixes a limit of any kind to his intellectual attainments dwarfs himself, and cramps the growth of that mind given to us by the Creator, and capable of indefinite expansion. |
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** [[William H. Crogman]], "The Importance of Correct Ideals" (1892), in ''Talks for the Times'' (1896), p. 282 |
** [[William H. Crogman]], "The Importance of Correct Ideals" (1892), in ''Talks for the Times'' (1896), p. 282 |
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* So put me on a [[highway]] <br /> And show me a sign <br /> And take it to the limit one more time. |
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** [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] song "[[w:Take It to the Limit (Eagles song)|Take It to the Limit]]" |
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* I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else. |
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** [[Dolly Parton]], quoted in [https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/gallery/dolly-parton-best-quotes ''British Vogue'']] |
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* Internally, knowing your limits keeps you [[humility|humble]], [[motivation|motivated]], and focused on a [[goal]] to point your finger toward. Externally, knowing the limits that are set to you by others gives you a place to point a different finger. And yes, I am talking about the middle one. |
* Internally, knowing your limits keeps you [[humility|humble]], [[motivation|motivated]], and focused on a [[goal]] to point your finger toward. Externally, knowing the limits that are set to you by others gives you a place to point a different finger. And yes, I am talking about the middle one. |
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** [[Michelle Yeoh]] as quoted in [https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2023/05/commencement-harvard-law-school-michelle-yeoh ''Harvard Magazine''\, May 24, 2023] |
** [[Michelle Yeoh]] as quoted in [https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2023/05/commencement-harvard-law-school-michelle-yeoh ''Harvard Magazine''\, May 24, 2023] |
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- He, therefore, who fixes a limit of any kind to his intellectual attainments dwarfs himself, and cramps the growth of that mind given to us by the Creator, and capable of indefinite expansion.
- William H. Crogman, "The Importance of Correct Ideals" (1892), in Talks for the Times (1896), p. 282
- So put me on a highway
And show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time.- Eagles song "Take It to the Limit"
- I’m not going to limit myself just because people won’t accept the fact that I can do something else.
- Dolly Parton, quoted in British Vogue]
- Internally, knowing your limits keeps you humble, motivated, and focused on a goal to point your finger toward. Externally, knowing the limits that are set to you by others gives you a place to point a different finger. And yes, I am talking about the middle one.
- Michelle Yeoh as quoted in Harvard Magazine\, May 24, 2023
