All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Confidence How to succeed Success

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Letters of Mark Twain

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1887 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Twain, Mark. Letter to Mrs. Foote. 2 Dec. 1887.

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In revenge and in love woman is more barbarous than man.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Author

Friedrich Nietzsche
Source
Beyond Good and Evil
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1886 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft [Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future]. Leipzig: C. G. Naumann, 1886, ch. 4, no. 134.

Current Citation

Nietzsche, Friedrich. Beyond Good and Evil, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. Penguin Classics, 2003, ch. 4, no. 134.

Another quote about Success

I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Michael Jordan

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Topic
Success and failure Success Failure
Speaker
Michael Jordan
Medium
TV commercial
Language
English
Time
1997 1990s 20th century
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Citation

"Failure." Directed by Mark Romanek. Performed by Michael Jordan. Nike, May 1997.