This quote is commonly attributed to Amelia Earhart, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.”
— Amelia Earhart Primary source“The time to worry is three months before a flight. Decide then whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. To worry is to add another hazard. It retards reactions, makes one unfit. Hamlet would have been a bad aviator. He worried too much.”
— Amelia Earhart Primary source“It is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.”
— Amelia Earhart Primary source“Anticipation, I suppose, sometimes exceeds realization.”
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“All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“If you want to be wealthy, think of saving as well as of earning.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Disputed“If you want to change behaviors, you have to change motivations.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source