A failure is like fertilizer; it stinks to be sure, but it makes things grow faster in the future.
Impossible is just an opinion.
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
Greatness finds us by obstacles in front of us. I don’t look at hurdles as obstacles blocking my path but opportunities to overcome.
I found it easier to get rich than I did to make excuses.
When you hit a wall – of your own imagined limitations – just kick it in.
You can cut down a tree with a hammer, but it takes about 30 days. If you trade the hammer for an ax, you can cut it down in about 30 minutes. The difference between 30 days and 30 minutes is skills.
Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.
The whole gospel of Karl Marx can be summed up in a single sentence: Hate the man who is better off than you are. Never under any circumstances admit that his success may be due to his own efforts, to the productive contribution he has made to the whole community. Always attribute his success to the exploitation, the cheating, the more or less open robbery of others. Never under any circumstances admit that your own failure may be owing to your own weakness, or that the failure of anyone else may be due to his own defects - his laziness, incompetence, improvidence, or stupidity.
Carry your most important goal in your wallet".
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
We are not a failure just because we fail at something. Nobody is a failure unless they quit trying!
If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Some people serve with pride - because they 'want to' do and be their best; other people serve with disdain because they 'have to' do their job. Which person do you think will end up running the show?
We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.
The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
It doesn’t matter how strong or capable you are; if you don’t have a big heart, you will not succeed.
If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving.
Whatever your grade or position, if you know how and when to speak, and when to remain silent, your chances of real success are proportionately increased.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What's in it for me?
Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five
If you want to be really successful, and I know you do, then you will have to give up blaming and complaining and take total responsibility for your life -- that means all your results, both your successes and your failures. That is the prerequisite for creating a life of success.
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