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☼ Ability QuotesAbility is what you're
capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how
well you do it. Accordingly, a "genius" is often merely a talented person who has done all of
his or her homework. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion. As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities. Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you
feed him for a lifetime. How can you come to know yourself? Never by thinking, always by doing. Try to
do your duty, and you'll know right away what you amount to. I don't have to be an expert to use something. All I have to do is to use it.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the
same time, insight into and understanding of many things. If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally
astound ourselves. If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves. If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means
paint, and that voice will be silenced. If you think a thing is impossible, you'll make it impossible. If you wish to achieve worthwhile things in your personal and career life,
you must become a worthwhile person in your own self-development. Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather
becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you
are going. It's not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know. Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering
others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities. Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. One must be something in order to do something. Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an
opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability
to get myself to do whatever is necessary. Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an
opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability
to get myself to do whatever is necessary." Repetition is the mother of skill. Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason
for existing. There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge. Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better
forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be
the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you
will never grow. We all have ability. The difference is how we use it. What I need is someone who will make me do what I can. You are the only one who can use your ability. It is an awesome
responsibility. You can become an even more excellent person by constantly setting higher and
higher standards for yourself and then by doing everything possible to live up
to those standards. Your greatest asset is your earning ability. Your greatest resource is your
time.
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☼ Achievement and Accomplishment QuotesAchievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's levels of
aspiration . . and expectation. Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep
moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. All of us perform better and more willingly when we know why we're doing what
we have been told or asked to do. By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go.
But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning. Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall
endure until the sun grows cold. Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it.
Establish your priorities and go to work! Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a
thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but what you should
have accomplished with your ability. Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can
do that. Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is
only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field. Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery
and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory. Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is
made up of little things. Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner
is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result
of selfishness. Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought
together. High achievement always takes place in a framework of high expectation. I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them. I never did anything worth doing entirely by accident. Almost none of my
inventions were derived in that manner. They were achieved by having trained
myself to be analytical and to endure and tolerate hard work. If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy. If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really
true, there would be little hope of advance. If you care at all, you'll get some results. If you care enough, you'll get
incredible results. If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner. If you want to learn to swim, jump into the water. On dry land, no frame of
mind is ever going to help you. In the end, you're measured not by how much you undertake but by what you
finally accomplish. Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his
accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him. Mere longevity is a good things for those who watch Life from the side lines.
For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an
achievement for eternity. Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top. Then
you will see how low it was. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Nothing is as difficulty as to achieve results in this world if one is filled
full of great tolerances and the milk of human kindness. The person who achieves
must generally be a one-idea individual, concentrated entirely on that one idea,
and ruthless in his aspect toward other men and other ideas. Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe
that something inside them was superior to circumstances. Obviously, there is little you can learn from doing nothing. Only undertake what you can do in an excellent fashion. There are no prizes
for average performance. Personal development is your springboard to personal excellence. Ongoing,
continuous, non-stop personal development literally assures you that there is no
limit to what you can accomplish. Satisfaction does not come with achievement, but with effort. Full effort is
full victory. Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full
victory. Somehow I can't believe there are many heights that can't be scaled by a man
who knows the secret of making dreams come true. This special secret can be
summarized in four C's. They are: curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy,
and the greatest of these is confidence. The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck
or coming back with excuses. The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves. The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished. The true free living human-being is the one that achieves his dream without
depending on someone. The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1)
You clearly decide what it is that you're absolutely committed to achieving, (2)
You're willing to take massive action, (3) You notice what's working or not, and
(4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using
whatever life gives you along the way. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something
else is the greatest accomplishment. To have more than you've got, become more than you are. What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens. What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what
you will become by reaching your destination. Without passion, you don't have energy; without energy, you have nothing.
Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion. You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to
win, and expect to win. You've got to be before you can do, and do before you can have. |
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☼ Action QuotesYou can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something
about its width and depth. Action is the real measure of intelligence. Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without
action. All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature,
compulsions, habit, reason, passion and desire. Before every minute of action, there should be an hour of thought. Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once,
whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action. Develop the winning edge; small differences in your performance can lead to
large differences in your results. Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will
come even more effective action. Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many
minds. He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man
who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we
must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. I keep the subject constantly before me and wait till the first drowning open
little by little into the full light. If I had stayed for other people to make my tools and things for me, I had
never made anything. If we don't start, it's certain we can't arrive. If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. If you have something to do that is worthwhile doing, don't talk about it but
do it. After you have done it, your friends and enemies will talk about it. If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you
want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. It's the little things you do that can make a big difference. What are you
attempting to accomplish? What little thing can you do today that will make you
more effective? You are probably only one step away from greatness. Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and
farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your
thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance. Knowing is not enough, you must apply; willing is not enough, you must do. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Let him that would move the world first move himself. Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it. Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today. Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. One shall be born from small beginnings which will rapidly become vast. This
will respect no created thing, rather will it, by its power, transform almost
every thing from its own nature into another. Personal power is the ability to take action. Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe
that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of
progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow
what should have been done the day before yesterday. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable
will. The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch. The greatest personal limitation is to be found not in the things you want to
do and can't, but in the things you've never considered doing The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he
does. The most effective way to do it, is to do it. The most practical, beautiful, workable philosophy in the world won't work -
if you won't. The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he
knows where he is going. The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because
of those who look on and do nothing. There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. To catch lots of fish, you must first go to the water. To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My
only sure reward is in my actions and not from them. Well done is better than well said. When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for
what we do. You have to ''be'' before you can ''do,'' and do before you can ''have.'' You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing
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☼ Ambition, Desire QuotesAll achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea. Ambition, fueled by compassion, wisdom and integrity, is a powerful force for
good that will turn the wheels of industry and open the doors of opportunity for
you and countless others. Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have
deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute
stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the
will. But the will must be stronger than the skill. Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul,
the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but
a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm
is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the
irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas. Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited. Everyone who got where he is has had to begin where he was. Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your
attention. I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun. Man is only truly great when he acts from his passions. Many men go fishing all their lives not knowing it is not fish they are
after. Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do
something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I
acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning. Nothing humbler than Ambition, when it is about to climb. One never goes so far as when one doesn't know where one is going. The hearts earnest and pure desire is always fulfilled. The starting point of all achievement is desire. There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness
of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. We will either find a way, or make one. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small
amount of heat. Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value. Work and acquire, and thou hast chained the wheel of Chance. Your business is never really good or bad "out there" your business is either
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☼ Attitude QuotesA great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it
seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that
were somehow absent before the change. A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a
carrier. Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost. An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere. The pessimist sees
only the red light. But the truly wise person is color blind. Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that
determines our success or failure. The way you thing about a fact may defeat you
before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you
think you are. Attitude determines altitude. Attitude is an important part of the foundation upon which we build a
productive life. A good attitude produces good results, a fair attitude poor
results, a poor attitude poor results. We each shape our own life, and the shape
of it is determined largely by our attitude. Attitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the
natural laws. Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will
help create the fact. Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens
to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something
bigger and better than your current situation. Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens
to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something
bigger and better than your current situation. Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some
blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to
be cumbered with your old nonsense. Forgiveness is not an occasional habit, it is a permanent attitude Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing
it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most
assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching
pad. If you hang out with a loser, you are a loser. Taken from The Apprentice If you think you can-you can! Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order
to guarantee your future. It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than
anything else, will affect it’s successful outcome. It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference. It's your aptitude, not just your attitude that determines your ultimate
altitude. Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality;
man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true. Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel
awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new. Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his
goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his
goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Of all the "attitudes" we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is
the most important and by far the most life-changing. Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us. People settle for mediocrity for one reason - they're lazy. Taken from The
Apprentice Pity the man who inherits a million and isn't a millionaire. Here's what
would be pitiful, if your income grew and you didn't. Start your child's day with love and encouragement and end the day the same
way. The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their
lives by altering their attitudes of mind. The more you express gratitude for what you have the more you will have to
express gratitude for. The most important question to ask on the job is not, What am I getting? The
most important question is, What am I becoming? The right attitude and one arm will beat the wrong attitude and two arms
every time. Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn
out. To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not,
pretend you are. To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven. We all need a daily check up from the neck up to avoid stinking 'thinking'
which ultimately leads to hardening of the attitudes. Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. Whatever is expressed is impressed. Whatever you say to yourself, with
emotion, generates thoughts, ideas and behaviors consistent with those words. When you give a man a dole you deny him his dignity, and when you deny him
his dignity you rob him his destiny. You can do anything you wish to do, have anything you wish to have, be
anything you wish to be. You cannot tailor make the situations in life, but you can tailor make the
attitudes to fit those situations before they arise. You get treated in life the way you teach people to treat you. Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter
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☼ Business QuotesA market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly
saturated with a bad one. Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain
amount of scratching around for what it gets. Competition is the keen cutting edge of business, always shaving away at
costs. I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it
by day and dream of it by night. Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. Now, if your boss is a sadist, then you have a big problem. In that case,
fire your boss and get a new job. The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but
goes on making his own business better all the time. The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it
as an opportunity. There is only one valid definition of a business purpose: to create a
customer. Women do not win formula one races, because they simply are not strong enough
to resist the G-forces. In the boardroom, it is different. I believe women are
better able to marshal their thoughts than men and because they are less
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☼ Challenges QuotesA most important key to successful leadership is your ability to direct and
challenge the very best that is in those whom you lead. Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against - not with -
the wind. Examine the opportunities, the challenges you've given yourself. It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one
who recognizes the challenge and does something about it. It's the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I
believe in myself. One of the major reasons why people are not doing well is because they keep
trying to get through the day. A more worthy challenge is to try to get from the
day. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort
and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit in what he
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☼ Change QuotesAnd if I may be so bold to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking
and needing to make changes in their life - If you don't like how things are,
change it! You're not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every
area in your life - and it all begins with your very own power of choice. Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is
to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight
years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thin was changing what
I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my
life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I
aspired to becoming. Don't get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be
like water. For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and
consistent. I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacation with better care
than they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.
If you want to change the fruits, you will first have to change the roots. If
you want to change the visible, you must first change the invisible. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different
results. It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential. Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change. The idea is that flowing water never goes stale, so just keep on flowing Times of change are time of fearfulness and times of opportunity. Which they
may be for you, depends upon your attitude toward them. Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got. We can have more than we've got because we can become more than we are. We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are. We need to be the change we wish to see in the world. Why change the world when we can change ourselves? You are the only problem you will ever have and you are the only solution.
Change is inevitable, personal growth is always a personal decision. You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude
toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather
than allowing it to master you. You must be the change you wish to see in the world. You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances,
the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you
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☼ Character QuotesA man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is
what he makes of himself. A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them. Ability can take you the top, but it takes character to keep you there. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous. Anger is never without a Reason, but seldom with a good One. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy
habits of thinking. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your
character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others
think you are. Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity. Better slip with foot than tongue. By nothing do men show their character more than by the things they laugh at. Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as
well as to think. Character is the ability to follow through on a resolution long after the
emotion with which it was made has passed. Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an
individual and of nations alike. Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed. Conscience is a man's compass. Deal honestly and objectively with yourself; intellectual honesty and
personal courage are the hallmarks of great character. Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. 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. Insist on yourself; never imitate... Every great man is unique. Integrity is the foundation upon which all other values are built. Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even
though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop
character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help
us in our marching onward. Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his
character. Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true. Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and
conscientious stupidity. Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Our schools are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many
young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and
systematically to work. Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius. People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a
confession of character. Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know
whether you did it or not. Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know
whether you did it or not. Show me someone without an ego, and I'll show you a loser. The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to
help this man, what will happen to me?" But... the good Samaritan reversed the
question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" The foundation of character are built not by lecture, but by bricks of good.
Example, laid brick by brick The superior man is a man with ideal characteristics. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's
self. To me, the function and duty of a quality human is the sincere and honest
development of one's potential. True beauty consists in purity of heart. Truthfulness is the main element of character. Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value. We must be our own before we can be another's. What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to
what lies within us. Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character. When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see
someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points. With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With
integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. With fear and
guilt removed you are free to be and do your best. You can learn more about a man in an hour of play, than in a year of
conversation. You can't get any of the things money won't buy- happiness, joy, peace of
mind, winning relationships, etc., without character. Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what a reputation is. You
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☼ Commitment QuotesA total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance. A winner makes commitment. A loser makes promises. Anyone can dabble, but once you've made that commitment, your blood has that
particular thing in it, and it's very hard for people to stop you. As a peaceful warrior, I would choose when, where and how I would behave.
With that commitment, I began to live the life of a warrior. Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an
intellectual crime. Commitment doesn't mean that it has to last forever, but while you are there,
commit yourself 100%. By doing this, the quality of your life improves 100%. Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. It is the words that
speak boldly of your intentions. And the actions which speak louder than the
words. It is making the time when there is none. Coming through time after time
after time, year after year after year. Commitment is the stuff character is
made of; the power to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of
integrity over skepticism. Commitment turns a promise into reality with words that speak boldly of your
intentions and actions that speak louder than words. Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, allows vision, and gives us the
"right stuff" to turn our dreams into reality. Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to
an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will
enable you to attain the success you seek. Do not quit! Hundreds of times I have watched people throw in the towel at
the one-yard line while someone else comes along and makes a fortune by just
going that extra yard. Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they
didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment? Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved. I submit to you that if a man has not discovered something that he will die
for, he isn't fit to live. If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life? If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you're doing, then you start
looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It's tough enough
getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up
and starts putting his life jacket on. It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into
action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through. Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always
keep. Objectives are not fate; they are direction. They are not commands; they are
commitments. They do not determine the future; they are means to mobilize the
resources and energies of the business for the making of the future. Sometimes success is due less to ability than zeal. The winner is he who
gives himself to his work body and soul. Stay committed to your decisions; but stay flexible in your approach. The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it. The commitments we make to ourselves and to others, and our integrity to
those commitments, is the essence and clearest manifestation of our proactivity. The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to his or her
commitment to excellence, regardless of his or chosen field of endeavor. The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to
excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic
one. Commitment is healthiest when it's not without doubt but in spite of doubt. There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested
in doing something, you do it only when circumstance permit. When you're
committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning. Work is man's greatest function. He is nothing, he can do nothing, achieve
nothing, fulfill nothing without working. Your depth of commitment, your quality of service, the product of your
devotion -- these are the things that count in life. Your true success in life begins only when you make the commitment to become
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☼ Confidence QuotesAs you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to
decide what is best for you - the first time around. Be who you are in every situation. Confidence is the companion of success. Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations,
on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot
live. I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as
well think big. If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve
it. Kindness in words creates confidence; kindness in thinking creates
profoundness; kindness in giving creates love. Know yourself and you will win all battles. One man who has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven't and
don't. Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are capable. Self confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. Self-trust is the first secret of success. The foundation of lasting self-confidence and self esteem is excellence,
mastery of your work. Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.
Whatever you dwell on in the conscious grows in your experience. Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat. With confidence, you can reach truly amazing heights; without confidence,
even the simplest accomplishments are beyond your grasp. You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the
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☼ Courage, Fear QuotesA hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes
longer. A life lived in fear is half lived. Always do what you are afraid to do. Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a
touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. Be courageous! Whatever setbacks America has encountered, it has always
emerged as a stronger and more prosperous nation. Be brave as your fathers
before you. Have faith and go forward! Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which
guarantees all others. Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which
guarantees the others. Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows
it not, knows no release from little things; knows not the livid loneliness of
fear. Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the
beauty of the good. Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself
the courage of other persons. Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. Fears are nothing more than a state of mind. He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in
life. I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the
ordinary. It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do
what you are afraid to do." Let fear be a counselor and not a jailer. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is
to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do. One who lacks courage to start has already finished. The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk
of accident for someone who's dead. The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes
longer The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do
and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore. The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and
not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could
have materialized--never knowing. What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you
are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that
your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end
requires courage. When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. Without justice, courage is weak. You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you
will never imprison my mind. You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest
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☼ Decision QuotesMaking good decisions is a crucial skill at every level. A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If
there's no action, you haven't truly decided. Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any
decision is better than no decision at all. It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What
matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions. It's in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. More than anything else, I believe it's our decisions, not the conditions of
our lives, that determine our destiny. Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by
traffic from both sides. The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is
this: decide what you want. Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed
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☼ Determination, Persistence QuotesA consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance. A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not
strong enough. A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not
strong enough. Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of
thought. Be absolutely clear about who you are and what you stand for. Refuse to
compromise. Constancy does not begin, but is that which perseveres. Despair is the conclusion of fools. Determination is the wake-up call to the human will. Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and
you will be drawn toward it. I made the door in my house left-handed, because I'm left handed. When people
come in, they push the door the wrong way, and hit themselves on the door. And
you know what ? People keep harder and harder to do it ! When something doesn't
work, try the same thing harder ! If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things
are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by
strength, but perseverance. It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not
how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving. No man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind. Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its
stated purpose. Nothing great will ever be achieved without great mean, and men are great
only if they are determined to be so. Nothing is so common as unsuccessful men with talent. They lack only
determination. Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire. Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for
success. Perseverance must have some practical end, or it does not avail the man
possessing it. A person without a practical end in view becomes a crank or an
idiot. Such persons fill our asylums. Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. Procrastination is the thief of time. Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Results? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results! If I find 10,000 ways
something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every
wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward. The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's
determination. The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in
creating new plans to take the place of those which fail. The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with
which it sticks to its job. The path to success is to take massive, determined action. The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal
steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that
endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur. The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense,
hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness. The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. There is always a way-if you're committed. When you fight, if it is a real fight, use every tool that you have, use your
whole body. Use your fists, your legs, your fingers, your head if you have to,
and hit them in every vulnerable spot, the balls, the eyes etc. to win. When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman
powers to achieve. Without infinite patience it is impossible to get the people to do any work. You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you
do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up. You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or
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☼ Discipline QuotesAs long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together. Discipline is remembering what you want. Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable,
procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do the things you need to do
when you need to them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the
things you want to do them! Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although
difficult, is the high road to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction. For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. Nothing is more harmful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for
that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army superiority over another. Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't
control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline
enables you to think first and act afterward. The basis of self-discipline: Don't allow the edges to blur. The future belongs to the competent. It belongs to those who are very good at
what they do. The future belongs to the competent. It belongs to those who are very, very
good at what they do. It does not belong to the well meaning. The secret of success is constancy of purpose. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of
regret or disappointment. Your philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or
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☼ Failure QuotesOur greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we
fail. Acknowledge that you failed, draw your lessons from it, and use it to your
advantage to make sure it never happens again. Before success comes in any man's life he is sure to meet with much temporary
defeat and, perhaps, some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and
most logical thing to do is to quit. That is exactly what the majority of men
do. Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind. Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it. Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the
surest stepping stones to success. Don't judge those who try and fail, judge those who fail to try. Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be
discouraged if you fail a few times. Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. Failure is a prerequisite for great success. If you want to succeed faster,
double your rate of failure. Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight.
Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more
intelligently. Failure is success if we learn from it. Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved. For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for
everything you gain, you lose something else. For more people to become entrepreneurs, we have to change our attitude
towards those who fail. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step
forward. I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process. I don't know the key to success but the key to failure is to try to please
everyone. I have learnt more from my mistakes than from my success. I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300
games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot . . .
and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that
is why . . . I succeed. I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to
do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all
have to take defeats in life. I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career.
You learn a lot from it. If something fails despite being carefully planned, carefully redesigned, and
conscientiously executed, that failure often bespeaks underlying change and with
it, opportunity. If we don't see a failure as a challenge to modify our approach, but rather
as a problem with ourselves, as a personality defect, we will immediately feel
overwhelmed. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next
time. Incorrect assumptionslie at the root of every failure. Have the courage to
test your assumption. It does not matter the number of times we fall but the number of times we
rise when we fall. It is not failure itself that holds you back; it is the fear of failure that
paralyzes you. It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success. I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually
laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of
living I now enjoy. Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's
useless. Keep these concepts in mind: You've failed many times, although you don't
remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the
first time you tried to swim. . . . Don't worry about failure. My suggestion to
each of you: Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try. Life's real failure is when you do not realize how close you were to success
when you gave up. Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker. Many a one has succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts.
If he had never met defeat, he would never have known any great victory. Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how
close they were to success when they gave up. Men are failures, not because they are stupid, but because they are not
sufficiently impassioned. Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond
their greatest failure. Most people fail in life because they major in minor things. Most so-called Failures are only temporary defeats. My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content
with your failure. Never consider the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will
be successful. No man ever achieved worth-while success who did not, at one time or other,
find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure. Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we often might win by
fearing to attempt. Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in rising every time we
fall. Past failures are the guidepost for future success. Remember, you only have to succeed the last time. Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished
success Success is not permanent. The same is also true of failure. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every
time we fall. The harder you fall, the higher you bounce. The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you
have lost. The only real failure in life is one not learned from. The worst bankrupt in the world is the man who has lost his enthusiasm. Let a
man lose everything else in the world but his enthusiasm and he will come
through again to success. Turn your wounds into wisdom. Unless you're willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go,
success won't happen. What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to
something better. What people see of my success is only one percent but what they don't see is
the 99 percent which are my failures. When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound,
rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so
regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. You don't drown by falling in water; you only drown if you stay there. You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have
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☼ Faith and Belief QuotesAll personal breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs. Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself; do not go out
and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose,
if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that
is greater than ourselves to do it. Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have
the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning
that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives. Develop an attitude of gratitude and give thanks for everything that happens
to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something
bigger and better than your current situation. Everything you can imagine is real. Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. God doesn't look at how much we do, but with how much love we do it. God's got me here for something. I can feel it. I was born for everything
that I'm doing now. Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds. Have faith in yourself; faith in the infinite. Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from
me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the
end. So what is there to worry about. If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to
do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. If my mind can conceive it; and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve
it. If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide,
then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those
things that other people are certain are impossible. If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right. It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to
himself. It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth
living. It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what
those events mean. Let us have faith that right makes might, and that in faith, let us, to the
end, dare to do our duty as we understand it. Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of
my creed. Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through my
conscious thoughts. One must marry one's feelings to one's beliefs and ideas. That is probably
the only way to achieve a measure of harmony in one's life. Self-trust is the essence of heroism. Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just
take the first step. The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason. The Way to see by Faith, is to shut the Eye of Reason: The Morning Daylight
appears plainer when you put out your Candle. There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith
in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever. To believe in something, and not live it, is dishonest. To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all. But to
believe in the unseen is both a triumph and a blessing. To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in our
private heart is for all men - that is genius. What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely
a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs
about who we are. Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power,
and magic in it. Begin it now. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and
unquestionably. When you believe in things that you don't understand then you suffer. When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a
negative world. When you turn to God you discover He has been facing you all the time. You are what you are by what you believe! You can do it if you believe you can! Your attitude is an expression of your values, beliefs and expectations. |
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☼ Family and Marriages QuotesHuman beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back
home. If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an
estate of incalculable value. If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task
they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given
your children the greatest of all blessings. Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards. Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry
to see him leave. Life's most soothing things are a child's goodnight and sweet music. Many marriages would be better if the husband and wife clearly understood
that they're on the same side. Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning
the marriage People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the
marketplace. Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your
children, smile at each other - it doesn't matter who it is - and that will help
you to grow up in greater love for each other. The best way to raise positive children in a negative world is to have
positive parents who love them unconditionally and serve as excellent role
models. This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than
fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain
that they are their own. To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself. We can't form our children on our own concepts; we must take them and love
them as God gives them to us. |
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☼ Focus QuotesAn average person with average talent, ambition and education, can outstrip
the most brilliant genius in our society if that person has clear focused goals. Concentrate all your thought upon the work in hand. The sun's rays do not
burn until brought to a focus. Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command
when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives. One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct
our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through
life, never deciding to master anything in particular. The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus and apply
your mental and physical energies to the problem at hand - without growing
weary. Because such thinking is often difficult, there seems to be no limit to
which some people will go to avoid the effort and labor that is associated with
it. The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not
things we fear. What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes
available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly
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☼ Friendship QuotesA friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of Nature. A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost;
he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere
else. Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you
surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest. An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild
beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. Be good to thy Friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him. Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something
you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you
really haven't learned anything. I get by with a little help from my friends. If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If
you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere. Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me. Respect yourself and others will respect you. The condition which high friendship demands is ability to do without it. The only way to have a friend is to be one. True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until
it be lost. Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will
show themselves great. What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. When people are like each other they tend to like each other. Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. |
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☼ Goals & Goals Setting QuotesA goal is a dream with a deadline. A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something
to aim at. A goal properly set is halfway reached. Committing your goals to paper increases the likelihood of your achieving
them by one thousand percent! First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans;
then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will
observe, is in your imagination." Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor. Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines. If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it's moving
you away from your goals. If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go
to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we
build end up building us." If you haven't found something to live for you better find something to die
for. If you know what to do to reach your goal, it's not a big enough goal. In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Instead of taking two watches, take compass. It is not important how fast you
are moving, but where you are moving. People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals-that is, goals that do
not inspire them. People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of
time than people without them could ever imagine. People with goals succeed because they know where they are going... It's as
simple as that. People with goals succeed because they know where they're going. Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. Success equals goals; all else is commentary. The basic goal-reaching principle is to understand that you go as far as you
can see, and when you get there you will be able to see farther. The establishment of a clear, central purpose or goal in life is the starting
point of all success. The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish
it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get. There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central
purpose, or definite goal at which to aim. We all need lots of powerful long range goals to help us past the short term
obstacles. We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the
dark to our success. What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us. What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become
by achieving your goals. When you know what you want, and want it badly enough, you'll find a way to
get it. You can't hit a target you cannot see, and you cannot see a target you do not
have one. Your purpose explains what you are doing with your life. Your vision explains
how you are living your purpose. Your goals enable you to realize your vision. |
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☼ Happiness QuotesA person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its
proper limitations. A reasonable man needs only to practice moderation to find happiness. Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without
action. Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him yours. For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Happiness depends upon ourselves. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops
on yourself. Happiness is a state of activity. Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing. Happiness is not by chance, but by choice. Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory. Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you
design for the present. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in
harmony. Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative
effort. I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may
be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our
happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our
circumstances. If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that
it should be in accordance with the highest excellence. It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are
doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. Most of us would be upset if we were accused of being "silly" which comes
from the old English word "seilig" and it's literal definition is "to be blessed
, happy, healthy and prosperous." Patience serves us against insults precisely as clothes do against the cold.
For if you multiply your garments as the cold increases, that cold cannot hurt
you; in the same way increase your patience under great offences, and they
cannot hurt your feelings. People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found
it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it. Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it
depends solely on what you think. The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise man grows it under
his foot. The kindest thing you can do for the people you care about is to become a
happy joyous person. The sense of existence is the greatest happiness. There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we
have accomplished something. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished
something. There is no way to Happiness. Happiness is the way. To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40
years old. We forgive principally for our own sake, so that we may cease to bear the
burden of rancor. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside
always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry
about. You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others. Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent
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☼ Health QuotesEarly to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Every human being is the author of his own health or disease. Getting my lifelong weight struggle under control has come from a process of
treating myself as well as I treat others in every way. He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.
Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, - an open
and noble temper. Health is the first muse, and sleep is the condition to produce it. Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness
the best relationship. Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure.
Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. Health is worth more than learning. It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. Nothing is more fatal to health than an over care of it. Nourish the mind like you would your body. The mind cannot survive on junk
food. Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his
patients in the care of the human body, in diet, and in the cause and prevention
of disease. The first wealth is health. The health of the people is really the foundation upon which all their
happiness and all their powers as a state depend. The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past,
worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment
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☼ Hope QuotesHope is a waking dream. Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune
without the words And never stops at all. Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul. Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing
is not to stop questioning. Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which believe the idea that
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☼ Ideas Imagination QuotesA good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die
without publicizing it, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another. All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their
future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward
their distant vision, that goal or purpose. All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is
the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment
and wealth. An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it
becomes transformed by thought. Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the
problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used
them.... Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave
of your model. From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up
he is worth anything that his brain can produce. I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else. I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than
for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing. I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last
person left off. Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just
one more good idea. If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange apples, we both
still only have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we
exchange ideas, we each now have two ideas. Inspiration can be found in a pile of junk. Sometimes, you can put it
together with a good imagination and invent something. Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make
their appearance in the world. Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to
conceive. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you
do so you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before.
Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have
something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. All really big discoveries
are the results of thought. More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from
the earth. Possession of anything begins in the mind. The great successful men of the world have used their imagination they think
ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in here,
adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building
- steadily building. The man who has no imagination has no wings. The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much
he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is
bound to succeed. The power of imagination created the illusion that my vision went much
farther than the naked eye could actually see. Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so
few engage in it. You cannot force ideas. Successful ideas are the result of slow growth. Ideas
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☼ Influence QuotesA closed mind is an enigma, indeed. Nothing ever goes in - but odd things are
forever coming out. Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of
Others? I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what
his grandson will be. It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have
over other people's lives. Successful men are influenced by desire for pleasing results. Failures are
influenced by desire for pleasing methods. The personal power that comes from principle-centered living is the power of
a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the
attitudes, behaviors, and actions of others or by many of the circumstances and
environmental influences that limit other people. The reason man may become the master of his own destiny is because he has the
power to influence his own subconscious mind. Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the
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☼ Knowledge QuotesA wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from
a wise answer. All men by nature desire to know. Anyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps
learning today is young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. Be a lifelong student. The more you learn, the more you earn and more self
confidence you will have. Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge
which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. CANI! - (pronounced kuhn-EYE) stands for Constant And Never-ending
Improvement. Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will
never grow from it. Doubt grows with knowledge. Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought. Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another. Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in
school. Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Employ your time in improving yourself by other mens writings, so that you
shall gain easily what others have labored hard for. Everything you need for better future and success has already been written.
And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library. First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth. Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a
fortune. Genius without education is like silver in the mine. How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and
intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask
questions as to anything of which I was ignorant. I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is
more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the
world. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is
fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real
security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge,
experience, and ability. If someone is going down the wrong road, he does not need motivation to speed
him up. What he needs is education to turn him around . If you don't ask, you don't get. I'm not a master, I'm a student-master, meaning that I have the knowledge of
a master and the expertise of a master, but I'm still learning, So I'm a
student-master. I don't believe in the word master, I consider the master as
such when they close the casket. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all
we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all
there ever will be to know and understand. In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life-it goes on Intellectual capital is the most valuable of all factors of production. Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. It is not enough to have knowledge, one must also apply it. It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill. It's obvious that we don't know one millionth of one percent about anything. Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it
vanishes. Knowledge is an antidote to fear. Knowledge is only potential power. Learn something new. Try something different. Convince yourself that you have
no limits. Learning acquired in youth arrests the evil of old age; and if you understand
that old age has wisdom for its food, you will so conduct yourself in youth that
your old age will not lack for nourishment. Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health.
Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the
miracle process all begins. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book. Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds. Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better
questions, and as a result, they get better answers. Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is
an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing
pains some people more than having to think. Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book
per week, 50 books per year, and will guarantee your success. Reading makes a full Man, Meditation a profound Man, discourse a clear Man. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. The acquisition of any knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because
it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing can be
loved or hated unless it is first known. The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is
inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown. The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life. The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it to confess
your ignorance. The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to
confess your ignorance. The fool wonders, the wise man asks. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of
knowledge, experience and ability. The only source of knowledge is experience. The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. There is no wealth like knowledge, and no poverty like ignorance. There is only one good, which is knowledge, and one evil, which is ignorance. Things have their root and their branches. Affairs have their end and their
beginning. To know what is first and what is last will lead near to what is
taught in the Great Learning. Think and grow rich. Those who are in love with practice without knowledge are like the sailor who
gets into a ship without rudder or compass and who never can be certain whether
he is going. Practice must always be founded on sound theory, and to this
Perspective is the guide and the gateway; and without this nothing can be done
well in the matter of drawing. Throughout the developed world, we have moved from "man power" to "mind
power". We have moved from the use of physical muscle to the use of mental
muscle. To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to
knowledge. To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not
know, that is true knowledge. Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement. True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country
depends. We have merely scratched the surface of the store of knowledge which will
come to us. We must learn to apply all that we know so that we can attract all that we
want. We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast
of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has
revealed to us. When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a
thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge. When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a
thing, to allow that you do not know it — this is knowledge. |
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☼ Leadership QuotesA genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do
well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. A leader is best When people barely know he exists, When his work is done,
his aim fulfilled, They will say: We did it ourselves. A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one,
must....be undaunted when the going gets tough. A manager's task is to make the strengths of people effective and their
weakness irrelevant--and that applies fully as much to the manager's boss as it
applies to the manager's subordinates. Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you
had no title or position. Consensus is the negation of leadership. Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one. Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership
is defined by results not attributes. He that cannot obey, cannot command. He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. If you're in a leadership position now or have your sights set on one, it's
important for you to figure out what your strengths and weaknesses are, then
assess where to go from there. Take some time to sit down and try to review your
personal strengths and weaknesses. I think you'll find it's a very eye-opening
exercise. Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always
keep your word. Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything
else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that
goal, or any goal. Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about
the problems. Leadership is not magnetic personality / that can just as well be a glib
tongue. It is not making friends and influencing people / that is flattery.
Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a
person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond
its normal limitations. Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement from ordinary
people. My goal is to translate response into results. Some teachers teach for others
to learn. That's not me. Some teachers teach for others to accomplish. That is
me. No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all
the credit for doing it. People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in
the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives. Respect is the key determinant of high performance leadership. How much
people respect you determines how well they perform. The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not
weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not
timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly. The three C's of leadership are Consideration, Caring, and Courtesy. To govern men, you must either excel them in their accomplishments, or
despise them. To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away. You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better
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☼ Life QuotesA long, healthy, and happy life is the result of making contributions, of
having meaningful projects that are personally exciting and contribute to and
bless the lives of others. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in
your years As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Be polite and generous, but don't undervalue yourself. Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and
leave a trail. Don't become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific. Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and
growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and
honest development of one's potential. He who thinks little, errs much. If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil. If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone
else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll
find it's easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that's
far below what you deserve. If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life. In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show
their good qualities. It is not length of life, but depth of life. It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives
meaning to our lives. It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication
of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to
matter. Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and
responsibility to give something back by becoming more. Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth
living is whether you have had enough of it. Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it but can describe it
only from the vantage point of distance. Life is not meant to be easy, my child but take courage: it can be
delightful. Life is too short to be small. Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself. Life reflects your own thoughts back to you. Live with passion. Make yourself necessary to somebody. Do not make life hard to any. Man is a prisoner who has no right to open the door of his prison and run
away...A man should wait, and not take his own life until God summons him. Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values... God made
life simple. It is man who complicates it. My main purpose in life is to make enough money to create ever more
inventions.... The dove is my emblem.... I want to save and advance human life,
not destroy it.... I am proud of the fact that I have never invented weapons to
kill.... One lives but once in the world. One must work and dare if one really wants to live. Only a life lived for others is a life worth while. Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of
ourselves. Real living is living for others. The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence. The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well. The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal,
you can get there if you're willing to work. The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. The dove is my emblem. I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it.
I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what
you become. The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you
help others, the more they will want to help you. The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to
celebrate. The past doesn't equal the future. The quality of your life is the quality of your communication. (with yourself
as well as with others). The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were
intended to be. There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a
miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.. There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can
live as if everything is a miracle. True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's
goodness and righteousness. We are each responsible for our own life - no other person is or even can be. Why wish for the privilege of living your past left again? You can begin a
new one every morning. Wish not so much to live long as to live well. You can have anything in the world you want if you'll just help enough other
people get what they want. You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. You cannot make it as a wandering generality. You must become a meaningful
specific. You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who
think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all
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☼ Love QuotesA world without love would be no world. As a neglected garden is soon invaded by weeds, so a love carelessly guarded
is quickly submerged by unkind feelings. At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives
you courage. First love is a little foolish and a lot of curiosity. Give all to love; obey thy heart. Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love
harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word
in reality. I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no
hurt, but only more love. If you judge people, you have no time to love them. If you would be loved, love and be lovable. It is not how long love is .. But how long love last .. As true Loves never
looses it's true space in one's heart. It is the law of love that rules mankind. Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its
vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It
causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to
confuse the true with the false and the false with the true. - Strength to Love,
1963. Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is
that it gives energy. Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand. Love is a promise; love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let
it disappear. Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very
pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows
older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and
unquenchable. Love is the greatest refreshment in life. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves
much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done
well. Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. Love your enemies, for they will tell you your faults. Love, and be loved. Nothing is impossible for pure love. Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the
other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective
and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment. Romantic love is an illusion. The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even
heard, but must be felt with the heart. The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional
love and acceptance. The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children. The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can never end. The success of love is in the loving, it is not in the result of loving. Of
course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether
it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done. The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able
to receive. There is no remedy for love but to love more. To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love
needs no logic for its mission. To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in
return. To just give. That takes courage; because we don't want to fall on our
faces or leave ourselves open to hurt. To be loved for what one is, is the greatest exception. The great majority
love in others only what they lend him, their own selves, their version of him.
To love a thing is to want it to live. To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others. We are all born for love. . . . It is the principle of existence, and its
only end. We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without
water. When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. You give before you get. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love
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☼ Money and Wealth QuotesA business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. A penny saved is a penny earned. He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of
doing everything for money. I found it easier to get rich than I did to make excuses. If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're
doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours. If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting. Money doesn't change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally
selfish or arrogant or greedy, the money brings that out, that's all. Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. Money is hard to earn and easy to lose. Guard yours with care. Money is like an arm or leg - use it or lose it. Money is usually attracted, not pursued. Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more
he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one. Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The
real excitement is playing the game. Money will buy you a bed, but not a good night's sleep, a house but not a
home, a companion but not a friend. Money won't make you happy... but everybody wants to find out for themselves. One could rely on people promises in most matters except in respect of money. Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people want to be rich. Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to
not lose. Successful people make money. It's not that people who make money become
successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what
they do. Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer
in his lifetime for the good of the community. The life of money-making is one undertaken under compulsion, and wealth is
evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake
of something else. The surest way to ruin a man who doesn't know how to handle money is to give
him some. There is a secret psychology of money. Most people don't know about it.
That's why most people never become financially successful. A lack of money is
not the problem; it is merely a symptom of what's going on inside of you. To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This
is the only way that you will be truly rich. Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and
viciousness, and both of discontent. Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It
comes as a by-product of providing a useful service. You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the
hour. Your wealth can only grow to the extent that you do! |
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☼ Motivation QuotesBetter to light one small candle than to curse the darkness. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. If a man write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better
mouse-trap than his neighbor, tho' he build his house in the woods, the world
will make a beaten path to his door. Make rest a necessity, not an objective. Only rest long enough to gather
strength. Motivating gets you going and habit gets you there . Make motivating a habit
and you will get there more quickly and have more fun on the trip. Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running. Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. People often say that motivation doesn't Last. Well, neither does bathing
That's why we recommend it daily. The best motivation always comes from within. Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light
for understanding and awareness. You will resemble, tomorrow, the DOMINATING THOUGHTS that you keep alive in
your mind today! |
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☼ Opportunity QuotesA pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the
opportunity in every difficulty. Don't shoot for something unattainable - completely outside of your nature or
opportunity. Luck is when opportunity knocks, and you answer. No great man ever complains of want of opportunity. Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly
insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these events, we can
easily miss the opportunities. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't
recognize them. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work. Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary
defeat. People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in
circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and
look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them. Struggle is an opportunity. Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others.
Unsuccessful people are always asking, "What's in it for me?" The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call
luck. The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the
opportunity in every difficulty. To hell with circumstances. I create opportunities. We must take the current when it serves, or lose our venture. We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets
with preparation. Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. |
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☼ Peace QuotesA quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough. An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind. Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing
it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of
material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way
toward one another. If there is a God, he is within. You don't ask God to give you things, you
depend on God for your inner theme. If we have no peace, it is because we forget we belong to each other. If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy.
Then he becomes your partner It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace
and sacrifice for it. Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures, peace is
our gift to each other. No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good
example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all
directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that
kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Peace begins with a smile. Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through
understanding. Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions,
slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we
arrive at that goal. There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass
through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the
mountaintop of our desires. True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of
justice. When embarking on the journey of revenge, dig two graves. |
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☼ Positive Thinking QuotesA diamond is a chunk of coal that made good under pressure. As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never
have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers
are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility. At that time when I did my first action film, it was completely a man's
world. They took a look at me and said, "Little Malaysian girl, beauty queen,
what does she know?" At that moment, I though, I will never let anyone look at
me and think, what do you know? I might not know a lot but I am willing to
learn. Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate
on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. God helps them that help themselves. He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an
inexorable, indisputable law. Humility makes great men twice honorable. I love those who yearn for the impossible. It's not the situation, but whether we react (negative) or respond (positive)
to the situation that's important. Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.
Keep your thinking right and your business will be right. Make a game of finding something positive in every situation. 95% of your
emotions are determined by how you interpret events to yourself. Man is the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than
you think. Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking
will. Positive thinking will let you use the abilities, training and experience you
have. Positive thinking won't let you do anything but it will let you do everything
better than negative thinking will. The mind is like a fertile garden in which anything that is planted, flowers
or weeds, will grow. There is little difference in people but that little difference makes a big
difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it
is positive or negative. There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not,
pretend you are. To respond is positive, to react is negative. When anger rises, think of the consequences. When you choose to be pleasant and positive in the way you treat others, you
have also chosen, in most cases, how you are going to be treated others. Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in
advance of the event. You see things as they are and ask, "Why?" I dream things as they never were
and ask, "Why not?" |
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☼ Principles QuotesA people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness
in every area of life. Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles In matters of style swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand
like a rock. It's easy to have principles when you're rich. The important thing is to have
principles when you're poor. Men must have righteous principles in the first place, and then they will not
fail to perform virtuous actions. One of the principles we teach in our programs is, If you shoot for the
stars, you'll at least hit the moon. Poor people don't even shoot for the
ceiling in their house, and then they wonder why they're not successful. Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are. To abandon oneself to principles is really to die -- and to die for an
impossible love which is the contrary of love. While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a
principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing with
people. |
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☼ Problems, Mistakes, Difficulties QuotesAnyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes. Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes. Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people's
mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other
person. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders...Make the fault easy to
correct. Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest. Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius. Difficulties increase the nearer we approach the goal. Don't call it a mistake, call it an education. Don't find fault, find a remedy. Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile
achievement. Few people travel the road to success without a puncture of two. Focus on the solution, not on the problem. I hated every minute of training, but I said, "Don't quit. Suffer now and
live the rest of your life as a champion." If one wants to be active, one must not be afraid of going wrong, one must
not be afraid of making mistakes now and then. Many people think that they will
become good just by doing no harm - but that's a lie. If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It
will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are
only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to
be narrow-minded and all to prudent. It's not that I'm so smart , it's just that I stay with problems longer. It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life ;it
is how you handle what happens to you. Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess. Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do
only a little. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your
goals. Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around
and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the
bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win
when the match is even. Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful. The better a man is, the more mistakes he will make, for the more new things
he will try. I would never promote to a top-level job a man who was not making
mistakes...otherwise he is sure to be mediocre. The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots
gain their reputation from storms and tempests. The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not
be afraid of mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice. The only people without problems are those in cemeteries. The reason people have problems is that they have too much time to think. The superior man thinks always of virtue, the common man thinks of comfort. There is no education like adversity. To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what
could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask? We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we
created them. What we anticipate seldom occurs, what we least expected generally happens. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane
takes off against the wind, not with it. Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. You don't become enormously successful without encountering and overcoming a
number of extremely challenging problems. You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too
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☼ Sales Services QuotesA business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about
profits. They will be embarrassingly large. Approach each customer with the idea of helping him or her solve a problem or
achieve a goal, not of selling a product or service. Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire,
no trust. Everyone lives by selling something. For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a
hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough. Great services are not cancelled by one act or by one single error. I have never worked a day in my life without selling. If I believe in
something, I sell it, and I sell it hard. It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how
much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or
the class of people served. It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money.
It is the customer who pays the wages. Make a habit of dominating the listening and let the customer dominate the
talking. Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what
the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not quality
because it is hard to make and costs a lot of money, as manufacturers typically
believe. This is incompetence. Customers pay only for what is of use to them and
gives them value. Nothing else constitutes quality. Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman, not the attitude of
the prospect. Satisfy the deep subconscious needs of your customer-to feel important, to
feel valued, respected and worthwhile. Service is no mushroom growth. It presupposes the will first and then
experience. Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the
served. Telling is not selling; never make a statement if you can phrase it in the
form of a question. The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to
yourself. The only pressure that you use in a professional selling presentation is the
presence of silence after the closing question. Think of yourself as a resource to your clients; an advisor, counselor,
mentor and friend. Treat objections as request for further information. You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra
mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid
for. You don't close a sale, you open a relationship if you want to build a
long-term, successful enterprise. Your company's most valuable asset is how it is known to its customers. |
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☼ Success QuotesA man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and
in between he does what he wants to do. Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important
than any one thing. As a rule, he or she who has the most information will have the greatest
success in life. As you climb the ladder of success, check occasionally to make sure it is
leaning against the right wall. Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success. Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working
together is success. Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources
of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind
known as a burning desire to win -- essential to success. He is considered successful in our day who gets more out of life than he puts
in. But a man of value will give more than he receives. I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make
yourself master of that line. I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind
as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. If there is any one secret of success, ... it lies in the ability in the
other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as
from your own. If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you
want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results. Initiative is as essential to success as a hub is essential to a wagon wheel. It all comes down to this: if your subconscious financial blueprint is not
set for success, nothing you learn, nothing you know, and nothing you do will
make much of a difference. It always seems impossible until its done. It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom .
It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others
to succeed. It is possible to fail in many ways... while to succeed is possible only in
one way. Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final. Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new
talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity
that was at hand. My success has allowed me to strike out with a higher class of women. No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like. No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it. No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from
scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who
have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve
our goals. No person can succeed in a line of endeavor which one does not like. Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than
any other. Part of success is preparation on purpose. People create their own success by learning what they need to learn and then
by practicing it until they become proficient at it. People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is
the secret of success. Science and psychology have isolated the one prime cause for success or
failure in life. It is the hidden self-image you have of yourself. Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting...
eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take
today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life? Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there
is sure to be failure. Success does not come to those who wait . . . and it does not wait for anyone
to come to it. Success is a journey not a destination - half the fun is getting there. Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more
dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility. Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with
whom you want, as much as you want. Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get. Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence
of consistently applying the basic fundamentals. Success is not a destination, it's a journey. Success is not measured by what you accomplish but by the opposition you have
encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against
overwhelming odds. Success is not permanent. The same is also true of failure. Success is not so much what we have as it is what we are. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you
love what you are doing, you will be successful. Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become. Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction. Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure. Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals. Success is the child of audacity. Success is the study of the Obvious. Everyone should take Obvious 1 and
Obvious 2 in school. Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. Successful people are simply those with successful habits. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better
answers. The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of
strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and
doing a thing exactly right. The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure. The greatest form of maturity is at harvest time. That is when we must learn
how to reap without complaint if the amounts are small and how to to reap
without apology if the amounts are big. The ladder of success is never crowded at the top. The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of
standing by their own convictions. The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of
steady accretion. It is the man who carefully advances step by step, with his
mind becoming wider and wider - and progressively better able to grasp any theme
or situation. The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the
determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves
to the task at hand. The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job . The road to success is not to be run upon by seven-leagued boots. Step by
step, little by little, bit by bit, that is the way to wealth, that is the way
to wisdom, that is the way to glory. The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity
when it comes. The secret of success is constancy to purpose. The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of
having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your
life. If you don't, life controls you. The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in
the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it. The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full
potential, these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. There are men in the world who derive an exaltation from the proximity of
disaster and ruin, as other from success. There is no way to success in our art but to take off your coat, grind paint,
and work like a digger on the railroad, all day and every day. To me success would be to be able to do your very best in everything you do. When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as
well as it can possibly be done, this is happiness, this is success. Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is. Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple,
really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of
success. But it isn't at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn
from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember
that's where you will find success. You already have every characteristic necessary for success if you recognize,
claim, develop and use them . You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure. You don't pay the price for success. You enjoy the price for success. You have to believe that you are the one who creates your success, that you
are the one who creates your mediocrity, and that you are the one creating your
struggle around money and success. You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself. You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or
sometimes, just surviving. |
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☼ Time QuotesDon't count the days, make the days count. Don't wait. The time will never be just right. Either you run the day or the day runs you. If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of. It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that
others waste. Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of
it, and others do just the same with their time. Men are in error when they lament the flight of time, accusing it of being
too swift, and not perceiving that it is sufficient as it passes; but good
memory, with which nature has endowed us, causes things long past to seem
present. One of the best uses of your time is to increase your competence in your key
result areas. Remember that time is money. The best thing about the past is that it's over. The best thing about the
future is that it's yet to come. The best thing about the present is that it's
here now. The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I
would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them. The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too
fast. The time is always right to do what is right. There will be sleeping enough in the Grave. This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with
it. Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its
shortness. Time ain't for wastin', no there's no time for that. Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get
more time. Time is our most valuable asset, yet we tend to waste it, kill it, and spend
it rather than invest it. Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that
he can least afford to waste or lose. Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be
managed. Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. We must use time creatively and forever realize that the time is always hope
to do great things. We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to
do right. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us
begin. You may delay, but time will not. |
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☼ Truth QuotesAn error can never become true however many times you repeat it. The truth
can never be wrong, even if no one hears it. If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today. Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false;
animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better
than a great lie. Plato is my friend - Aristotle is my friend - but my greatest friend is
truth. The deeper the search in the mine of truth, the richer the discovery of gems
buried here in the shape of openings for an ever greater variety of services. Truth alone will endure; all the rest will be swept away before the tide of
time. Truth at last cannot be hidden. Dissimulation is of no avail. Dissimulation
is to no purpose before so great a judge. Falsehood puts on a mask. Nothing is
hidden under the sun. Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and
confusion of things. Truth is hard as adamant and tender as a blossom. Truth is like a vast tree, which yields more and more fruits the more you
nurture it. Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and
to be guided by truth as one sees it. But no one has a right to coerce others to
act according to his own view of the truth. Truth was the only daughter of Time. |
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☼ Wisdom QuotesBrains aren't designed to get results; they go in directions. If you know how
the brain works you can set your own directions. If you don't, then someone else
will. Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity
for experience. Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other
helps you make a life. Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only
willing to listen. Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all. The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know
anything about. We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover
what we will do, by finding out what we will not do. And probably he who never
made a mistake never made a discovery. Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire
it. Wisdom is synergy of mind and heart. Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to
say something. |
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☼ Uncategorized QuotesA good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. All truly wise thoughts have been thoughts already thousands of times; but to
make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take
root in our personal experience. Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself.
Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must
yourself believe. Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things. Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives
you a 1,000 percent return on energy! Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that
counts cannot necessarily be counted. I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things. If it is known exactly what is going to be done, why do it? I'm sure of something, if you make you feel bad, you'll make bad decisions.
It does not matter whether a cat is black or white, so long as it catches
mice. It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines
which way we will go. I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more
chances. Be more active. Show up more often. Money is a result, wealth is a result, health is a result, illness is a
result, your weight is a result. We live in a world of cause and effect. Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot
do or will not do. Science investigates, religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which
is power religion gives man wisdom which is control. Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. The crippling of individuals I consider the worst evil of capitalism. Our
whole educational system suffers from this evil. An exaggerated competitive
attitude is inculcated into the student, who is trained to worship acquisitive
success as a preparation for his future career. The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body The more efficient
your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce
outstanding results. There are some things you don't have to know how it works. The main thing is
that it works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the
fruit. It just depends which end of this you want to get in on. Things do not have meaning. We assign meaning to everything. True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift. Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies. Under pressure, the mouth speaks when the brain is disengaged, and, sometimes
unwittingly, the gearshift is in reverse when it should be in neutral. We must become sensitive enough to observe and ponder what is happening
around us. Be alert. Be awake. Let life and all of its subtle messages touch us. What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you. What one man can do himself directly is but little. If however he can stir up
ten others to take up the task he has accomplished much. When they tell me I'm too old to do something, I attempt it immediately. When you exercise your freedom to express yourself at the lowest level, you
ultimately condemn yourself to live at that level. You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. You must be either the servant or the master, the hammer or the anvil. |
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Motivational and Inspirational Quotes
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