The secret of success is to offend the greatest number of people.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic

Success

Speaker

George Bernard Shaw

Source

Days with Bernard Shaw

Genre

Biography

Language

English

Time

1949 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

Ireland Europe

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Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Quoted in Days with Bernard Shaw, written by Stephen Winsten. Vanguard Press, 1949.

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Another quote from the 1940s

Not one of us knows what effect his life produces, and what he gives to others; that is hidden from us and must remain so, though we are often allowed to see some little fraction of it, so that we may not lose courage.

Albert Schweitzer

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Topic
Interconnectedness of all people

Author

Albert Schweitzer
Source
Memoirs of Childhood and Youth
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
German
Time
1949 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Schweitzer, Albert. Aus Meiner Kindheit und Jugendzeit [Memoirs of Childhood and Youth]. C. H. Beck, 1924.

Current Citation

Scweitzer, Albert. Memoirs of Childhood and Youth, translated by Kurt Bergel and Alice R. Bergel. Syracuse University Press, 1997.

Another quote about Success

You don't ever have to do anything sensational for people to love you.

Fred Rogers

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Topic
Recognition Achievement Success Self-worth
Speaker
Fred Rogers
Source
2002 Dartmouth commencement address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Commencement address
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
2002 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Rogers, Fred. Commencement address to the Dartmouth Class of 2002. Commencement cermony. 2002, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.