I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!
You are young, gifted, and Black. We must begin to tell our young, There's a world waiting for you, Yours is the quest that's just begun.
To young men contemplating a voyage I would say go.
To be unafraid of the judgement of others is the greatest freedom you can have.
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
No matter what the issue is, don't try to justify why you don't feel good. And don't try to justify why you should feel differently. Don't try to blame whatever it is you think the reason is that's keeping you from feeling good. All of that is wasted effort. Just try to feel better right now.
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.
Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.
The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see it and lean in. Instead of blaming our discomfort on outer circumstances or on our own weakness, we can choose to stay present and awake to our experience, not rejecting it, not grasping it, not buying the stories that we relentlessly tell ourselves. This is priceless advice that addresses the true cause of suffering—yours, mine, and that of all living beings.
Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.
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.
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
Your destiny is not cancelled because of a mistake, because of a failure. Get back up and go again.
Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?
Decisions are a way of defining ourselves. There comes a time in life when there is nothing else to do but go your own way. Where you are headed there are no trails, no paths, just your own instincts.
How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing.
In every crisis there is a message. Crises are nature's way of forcing change - breaking down old structures, shaking loose negative habits so that something new and better can take their place.
Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them
We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
I run great risk of failing. It may be that I shall encounter ruin where I look for reputation and a career of honor. The chances are perhaps more in favour of ruin than of success. But, whatever may be the chances, I shall go on as long as any means of carrying on the fight are at my disposal.
I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
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