Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the achievement of it must inevitably leave him a prey to boredom.
It's true that there's no such thing as free will. We can't help what we are or what we do. It's not our fault. Nobody's to blame for anything. It's all in your background ... and your glands. If you're good, that's no achievement of yours - you were lucky in your glands. If you're rotten, nobody should punish you - you were unlucky, that's all.
Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.
What cannot be achieved in one lifetime will happen when one lifetime is joined to another.
Victims make excuses. Leaders deliver results.
Your excuses are nothing more than the lies your fears have sold you.
Dream Big. Start small. Act now.
Ordinary people love entertainment. Extraordinary people adore education.
The project you are most resisting carries your greatest growth.
Your daily behavior reveals your deepest beliefs.
Small daily - seemingly insignificant - improvements and innovations lead to staggering achievements over time.
To double your income, triple your investment in self-development.
If you're not scared a lot you're not doing very much.
Where victims see adversity, extreme achievers see opportunity.
Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.
Criticism is the price of ambition.
Internal peace is an essential first step to achieving peace in the world. How do you cultivate it? It's very simple. In the first place by realizing clearly that all mankind is one, that human beings in every country are members of one and the same family.
[When accepting the American Film Institute Life Achievement award] I beg permission to mention by name only four people who have given me the most affection, appreciation, and encouragement, and constant collaboration. The first of the four is a film editor, the second is a scriptwriter, the third is the mother of my daughter Pat (Patricia Hitchcock), and the fourth is as fine a cook as ever performed miracles in a domestic kitchen. And their names are Alma Reville.
When a goal matters enough to a person, that person will find a way to accomplish what at first seemed impossible.
We are what we are because of the hard work, insights and achievements of countless others.
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the prerogative of mindlessness, but the exact opposite: It is the reward of self-esteem.
Mind is nothing but dreams and dreams - dreams of the past, dreams of the future, dreams of how things should be, dreams of great ambitions, achievements. Dreams and desires, that is the stuff mind is made of. But it surrounds you like a China Wall. And because of it the fish remains unaware of the ocean.
According to Muslim teachings, God first revealed His word in the Holy Qur'an to the prophet, Muhammad, during the month of Ramadan. That word has guided billions of believers across the centuries, and those believers built a culture of learning and literature and science. All the world continues to benefit from this faith and its achievements.
First, there's the job - where the goal is simply to earn a living and support your family. Then there's the career - where you trace your progress through various appointments and achievements. Finally, there's the calling - the ideal blend of activity and character that makes work inseparable from life.
Now I am a genius; before that I was a drudge.
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