If A is a success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut.

Albert Einstein

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Success

Speaker

Albert Einstein

Source

The Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Physicist Scientist

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Einstein, Albert. The Observer. 15 Jan. 1950.

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I'm singin' in the rain, just singin' in the rain.

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Showing up is 80 percent of life.

Woody Allen

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Woody Allen
Source
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Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
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Allen, Woody. Quoted in "He's Woody Allen's 1‐1‐Silent Partner." Written by Susan Braudy. The New York Times, 21 Aug. 1977.

Another quote of the following type Advice

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Kurt Vonnegut

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Kurt Vonnegut
Source
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965, ch. 7.