“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.” ~~ Charles Dickens, “The Tale of Two Cities”
Experience Quotations
“When I was young I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times more work” ~~ George Bernard Shaw
“Truth burns up error.” ~~ Sojourner Truth
“All experience is an arch to build upon. ” ~~ Henry B. Adams
“If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.” ~~ Woody Allen
“I didn’t fail 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.” ~~ Thomas Edison
“It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It’s my partner.” ~~ Jonas Salk
“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” ~~ Sir. Francis Bacon
“If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us we’d be millionaires.” ~~Abigail Van Buren
“Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.” ~~ Steven Wright