fickle quotes

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We are a puny and fickle folk. Avarice, hesitation, and following are our diseases.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

In my opinion, rankings are a very fickle measurement of one’s success and it is best to not get carried away by it.

Sunil Chhetri

Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.

Emily Dickinson

In the world today, we humans have become more self-absorbed, more tribal and tenacious in holding on to our narrow agendas; we have become consumed by the barrage of information inundating us; we are even more fickle when it comes to leaders.

Robert Greene

Don’t worry about motivation. Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable – and when you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished, you will likely fall short.

Jocko Willink

Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I’ve experienced them both.

Marilyn Monroe