Chin-Ning Chu Quotes

• When you compete with a person, you only have to be as good or better than the
  person to win. If you compete with yourself, there is no limitation to how good
  you can be.

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  Business, Winning, Persons

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• A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Life, Dream, Successful

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• A positive attitude is important, but it is only part of the story. Understanding how to surmount pain, doubt, and failure is a vital component in winning the game of life.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Pain, Attitude, Winning

  Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.12, Hachette UK

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• Without the strength to endure the crisis, one will not see the opportunity within. It is within the process of endurance that opportunity reveals itself.

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  Strength, Strong, Opportunity

  Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.77, Hachette UK

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• Often we are so concerned with what makes us feel good that we forget what makes us great.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Feel Good, Forget, Feels

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• Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. However, unless we possess the power of endurance to live through the dark of the night, we will not see the glory of daybreak.

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  Dark, Night, Destiny

  Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.82, Hachette UK

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• Acquire the courage to believe in yourself. Many of the things that you have been taught were at one time the radical ideas of individuals who had the courage to believe what their own hearts and minds told them was true, rather than accept the common beliefs of their day.

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  Motivational, Spiritual, Courage

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• In spite of your fear, do what you have to do.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Motivational, Fear, Action

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• If you are not concerned about the outcome of a circumstance, you will experience no fear. Whatever the outcome will be, will be, whether you fear it or not.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Outcomes, No Fear, Circumstances

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• Success also requires the courage to risk disapproval. Most independent thought, new ideas, or endeavors beyond the common measure are greeted with disapproval, and ranging from skepticism and ridicule to violent outrage. To persevere in anything exceptional requires inner strength and the unshakable conviction that you are right.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Independent, Ideas, Risk

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• Challenge your limitations for the pure joy of challenge.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Joy, Challenges, Pure

  Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.155, Hachette UK

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• If a fox is unable to befriend a tiger, then the fox should create an illusion of close association with the tiger by carefully trailing behind the cat while boasting of the deep friendship they share. In this way, he creates an impression that his well being is of great concern to the tiger.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Friendship, Cat, Power

  Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.173, Hachette UK

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• To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job .

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  Jobs, Ambition, World

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• It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Spirit, Action, Tough

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• By being discontented, the spirit searches for ways to improve its condition and for a better channel for expressing itself. This sense of discontent is the engine that drives all creativity and innovation... Our blue moments are a necessary part of our human evolution.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Creativity, Blue, Innovation

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• Remember, what may appear to be the source of one's strength can often also be the source of one's weakness.

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  Weakness, May, Remember

  Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.175, Hachette UK

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• If you don't have a righteous objective,eventually you will suffer. When you do the right thing for the right reason,the right result awaits.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Suffering, Reason, Results

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• You must ingratiate yourself with those who can help you. Flatter them to their faces. Praise them to others who will carry your words back to them.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Faces, Helping, Praise

  Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.182, Hachette UK

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• The mind is easily distracted; it loses its focus and becomes restless. If it is not directed positively, its power will be diffused.

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  Positive, Focus, Mind

  Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.165, Hachette UK

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• Work Does Not Need You, You Need Work. Through Work, Destiny Unfolds. Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

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  Heart, Destiny, Giving

  Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.111, Hachette UK

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• Whenever your mind is totally absorbed in whatever activities you are performing, your mind will remain calm and content.

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  Focus, Mind, Calm

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• You feel the intense desire to do good, to do right thing. At this stage, you also feel helpless.

  Chin-Ning Chu

  Desire, Intense, Stage

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• When a manufacturing engineer is hired to create new products but insists on sharing his "wisdom" in accounting with the company controller, he is not going to last long in that company.

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  Long, Lasts, Company

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