One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.
Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.
Find the best in everybody. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.
When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.
Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded
It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.
Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.
The questions are always more important than the answers.
My colleague told me: "It took a long time, but I finally figured it out. When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
No job should, be beneath us. And if you can't(or won't) sort mail, Where is the proof that you can do anything?
To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.
Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.
We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish.
If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?
There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.
educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?
Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.
Respect authority while questioning it.
Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.
Look for the best in everybody
Find your passion and follow it. You wont find that passion in things or money. Your passion must come from what fuels you from the inside. It will be grounded in the relationships you have with people and what they think of you when your time comes.
Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you.
Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.
Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.
A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.
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