Top 56 Mardy Grothe Quotes
#1. Throughout history, one of the biggest problems is that the correct course of action is not always obvious, and the obvious course of action is not always correct.
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#2. Words have incredible power. They can make people's hearts soar, or they can make people's hearts sore.
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#3. If life is a blank canvas and all people are artists, the big challenge we all face may be expressed this way: Will we ultimately produce something approaching a masterpiece, an acceptable but not particularly memorable work of art, or a creation that wouldn't even be purchased at a yard sale?
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#4. People who are most interested in telling the truth about others are generally the least interested in having the truth told about themselves.
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#5. The voice of reason is inaudible to irrational people.
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#6. The most important dreams occur while people are fully awake.
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#7. We all know that working out reduces stress, but it's equally true that stressing out reduces work.
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#8. Here's champagne for our real friends, and real pain for our sham friends.
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#9. You'll never stand out if your goal in life is to fit in.
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#10. The secret of a successful relationship is avoiding the unforgivable and forgiving the unavoidable.
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#11. If you want to understand a difficult or trying person, begin by asking the question: 'What is the wound they are trying to heal?'
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#12. Adolescence is a kind of slavery cleverly disguised as freedom.
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#13. If only people fought undeserved praise as much as they do unfair criticism.
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#14. A life without purpose is like a novel without a plot. It wanders all over the place, is hard to follow, and in the end, doesn't get particularly good reviews.
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#15. When all things are considered, happiness is a better indicator of success than success has ever been of happiness.
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#16. Sometimes I wonder which is worse - confrontational people who are afraid of caring or caring people who are afraid of confrontation.
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#17. It is one of history's greatest ironies that, over the centuries, the pursuit of pleasure has resulted in more pain than enjoyment.
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#18. The high cost of living is a minor problem when compared to the cost of high living.
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#19. The fastest way to lose an argument is to lose your temper.
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#20. Turning seventy is like beginning the eighth inning of a baseball game. The contest is nearing completion, but there's likely to be some action, and even a few exciting plays, before the game draws to an end.
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#21. The best thing about the battle between the sexes is often the sex between the battles.
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#22. When we're young, everything is possible; when we're old, possibilities are everything.
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#23. People who parade their holiness are operating dangerously close to the sin of pride.
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#24. Never let the worst of you get the best of you.
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#25. Men are like microwave ovens; they heat up immediately, but things start to boil over after about three minutes. Women are like conventional ovens; they take twenty minutes to heat up, but can go on cooking for hours.
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#26. Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you.
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#27. The best thing about fear is that it provides a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate courage.
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#28. In all human affairs, the wisest course is to be passionate about the role of reason and reasonable about the role of passion.
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#29. The young think about how they'll change the world, the old think about how the world has changed.
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#30. Music doesn't have to be your livelihood to make your 'hood lively.
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#31. We can never truly understand the people we hate; we can never truly hate the people we understand.
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#32. If life were like a competitive race, some people would be given a flying start and others would line up with weights tied to their ankles.
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#33. Why is it that the most important stuff to listen to is almost always the stuff we don't want to hear?
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#34. By trying to make things easier for their children, parents can make things much harder for them.
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#35. The world will never discover a person who is hiding in the crowd.
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#36. Be helpful to all who need your assistance, but don't overdo it. Over-helpfulness too often results in under-performance.
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#37. Two of the biggest conversational blunders you can make are saying something when you should stay silent, and staying silent when you should say something.
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#38. Throughout history, most of the wrongs of the world have resulted from people absolutely sure they were in the right.
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#39. Most of us recognize how important it is to listen respectfully when our loved ones are talking; but we often forget that it is equally important to talk respectfully when they are listening.
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#40. Some people have a perverse talent; they're capable of shooting themselves in the foot and stabbing themselves in the back at the exact same time.
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#41. Instead of talking in the hope that people will listen, try listening in the hope that people will talk.
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#42. To have meaning, our lives require both passion and purpose. A life without passion is like a furnace without fuel, and without purpose, like a ship without a rudder.
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#43. The best time to give feedback to strong people is when they're feeling weak, and to weak people when they're feeling strong.
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#44. Never confuse looking your best with doing your best.
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#45. If you don't love your work, it's hard to love your life.
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#46. If you are completely comfortable with your life, and feeling absolutely no anxiety, then you are probably coasting, and not really growing.
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#47. People sometimes forget when you remember, but they always remember when you forget.
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#48. We tend to see our character flaws as simple defects, and the simple defects of others as character flaws.
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#49. The best teachers aren't those who answer our questions, but those who question our answers.
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#50. Excessive wealth is a great problem masquerading as a great good.
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#51. When we successfully deceive others, they are not aware of it; the same is true with self-deception.
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#52. Never rely on your friends for money, or on your money for friends.
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#53. Even though it runs counter to popular belief, Life's critical decisions are usually made in the heart and only later ratified by the brain.
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#54. Never confuse the importance of things with things of importance.
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#55. The music of lovers is not generally appreciated by lovers of music.
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#56. There is one message children can never hear enough as they grow up, and adults should never forget as long as they live: To accomplish big things, you must first dream big dreams.
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