Happiness, Chinese Proverb

One joy scatters a hundred grief.

- Chinese Proverb

Science, Bill Gates

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG.

- Bill Gates (1955- )

Advice, Cheyenne

Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins.

- Cheyenne

Failure, Elbert Hubbard

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.

- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

Bruce Banner & Natasha Romanoff from Avengers (2012)

Natasha: You didn't come here because I bat my eyelashes at you.

Bruce: Yes, and I'm not leaving because suddenly you get a little twitchy.

- Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Avengers (2012)

Virtue, Chinese Proverb

Virtue is not left to stand alone.

- Chinese Proverb

Confidence, Elbert Hubbard

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

Beauty, Iain Pears

The devil himself can become beauty, so we are told, to corrupt mankind. (Marco)

― Iain Pears, An Instance of the Fingerpost (1998)

Belief, Chinese Proverb

Listen to all, but follow no one absolutely.

- Chinese Proverb

Love, Soren Kierkegaard

Don't forget to love yourself.

- Søren Kierkegaard (Søren Kierkegaard)

Life, Elbert Hubbard

Life is just one damned thing after another.

- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

Love, Elena from Vampire Diaries

Elena: What I said earlier, about you leaving... It was harsh.
Stefan: No, no, you... You had every right.
Elena: You asked me what I wanted my future to be. I wanted to be a writer. My mom sort of... pushed me into that direction from the time I was able to read. She supported me, encouraged me, bought me my first journal... and then she died. And I can't see myself being a writer any more. That was something that we shared. I know that you think that you brought all of this bad stuff into my life, but my life already had it. I was buried in it.
Stefan: This is different.
Elena: It doesn't make it any less painful.
Stefan: I know that it's... That it's hard to understand, but I'm doing this for you. (Gets out of the car, leaving Elena inside)
Elena: (Thinks, and gets out of the car, with a determined face) No. You don't get to make that decision for me. If you walk away, it's for you because I know what I want. Stefan I love you.

- Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert, Vampire Diaries, The Turning Points [1.10]

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Modesty, Chinese Proverb

True goodness springs from a man's own heart.

- Chinese Proverb

Dokdo, Islander

Live truth instead of claiming Takesshima, or Dokdo as Japanese Territory.

- Islander

Advice, Elbert Hubbard

Live truth instead of professing it.

- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

Life, Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert from Vampire Diaries

Dear Diary, I'm not a believer. People are born, they grow old and then they die. That's the world we live in. There's no magic, no mysticism, no immortality. There is nothing that defies rational thought. It's not possible. I'm not a believer, I can't be. But how can I deny what's right in front of me? Someone who never grows old.. never gets hurt.. someone who changes in ways that can't be explained. Girls bitten.. bodies drained of blood..

- Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert from Vampire Diaries, You're Undead To Me [1.5]

Self-discipline, Confucius

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Care, English Proverb

Care killed the cat.

- English Proverb, Western Proverb

Humor, Terry Cohen

He who laughs last is generally the last to get the joke.

- Terry Cohen

Gun, Kristanna Loken as T-X from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Cop - Westside Street: [having just pulled the T-X over for speeding] Lady, do you have any idea how fast you were goin'?
T-X: [smiling] I like your gun.

- Kristanna Loken as T-X from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Car, Kristanna Loken as T-X from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Rich Woman: [seeing the nude T-X walking toward her] Are you ok? Do you want me to call 911?
T-X: I like your car.

- Kristanna Loken as T-X from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Failure, Confucius

Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Business, Lee Iacocca

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, products, and profits. People come first. Unless you've got a good team, you can't do much with the other two.

- Lee Iacocca (1924- )

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I constantly ask myself what the most important aspect in business is; Is it strategy, marketing, human resources or skill? Other than that, there are cultural significance, brand power and quality- which are also essential requirements to running a successful business. However, nowadays, I find myself appreciating the importance of human resources more- what do you think?

Study, Henry Ward Beecher

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.

- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)

Love, Elena from Vampire Diaries (2009)

Jenna: Have you called him [Stefan]?
Elena: Nope, not going to either.
Jenna: And you’re okay with everything?

Elena: No, I'm not okay with any of it. I'm not gonna cry about it either. Honestly, I'm not gonna be one of those pathetic girls whose world stops spinning because of some guy.

- Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert from Vampire Diaries, You're Undead To Me [1.5] 2009

Teaching, Confucius

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Beauty, Russian Proverb

A fair is a skin's deep.

- Russian Proverb

Happiness, Elbert Hubbard

Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.

- Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

Communication, Elena Gilbert from Vampire Diaries (2009)

Elena: Look, you’re the mystery guy and I like that. But with mystery comes secrets.. and this thing with Katherine…
Stefan: You know, let it go. I don’t wanna talk about it.
Elena: Well, then say something about yourself.. anything. Otherwise, I'm left with nothing but what other people tell me.

- Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert from Vampire Diaries, Family Ties [1.4] 2009

Writing, Chinese Proverb

Never write a letter while you are angry.

- Chinese Proverb

U.K., Colvin R. de Silva

(The sun never sets on the British Empire.) That's because God does not trust the British in the dark.

- Colvin R. de Silva (1907–1987)

U.K., Unknown history student

The sun never sets on the British empire because Britain is in the east and the sun sets in the west.

- Unknown history student

U.K., John Wilson

His Majesty's dominions, on which the sun never sets.

- Christopher North (John Wilson), Noctes Ambrosianae

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¶ The sun never sets on the British Empire.

Reality, Elena from Vampire Diaries

Elena Gilbert: I went home tonight planning to write in my diary, which I've done every day since my mother gave me one when I was 10. It's where I get everything out and it all goes in this one little book, which I keep on the 2nd shelf behind this really hideous ceramic mermaid. Then I realized I would only be writing things I should probably be telling you.
Stefan Salvatore: What would you write?
Elena Gilbert: I would write, `Dear Diary, Today I convinced myself it's okay to give up. Stick with the status quo, now just isn't the time. But my reasons aren't reasons, they're excuses and the truth is, I'm scared` Stefan. I'm scared that if I let myself be happy for one minute, that the my world's going to come crashing down and I don't know if I'll be able to survive that.

Stefan Salvatore: Do you want to know what I would write? `I met a girl, we talked and it was epic. Then the sun came up and reality set in`. Well, this is reality... right here.

- Vampire Diaries (2009), The Night of the Comet [1.2]

Courage, Chinese Proverb

Use power to curb power.

- Chinese Proverb

Beauty, Latin Proverb

When the rose dies, the thorn is left behind.

- Latin Proverb