William Faulkner Quotes

Browse 4 quotes from William Faulkner, featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.”

— William Faulkner

Harness Gratitude

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

— William Faulkner

“Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”

— William Faulkner

Shatter Your Limits

“Endurance is patience concentrated.”

— William Faulkner

Grind Through Adversity

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