If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.
Goals are discovered, not made.
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
If your treat an individual... as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.
Realize that if you can instantly create a problem, you can just as quickly and easily create a solution.
Do the work. Do the analysis. But feel your run. Feel your race. Feel the joy that is running.
We must look deeply into the nature of our volition to see whether it is pushing us in the direction of liberation from suffering and toward peace and compassion, or in the direction of affliction and misery. What is it that we really want deep in our heart? Is it money, fame, power? Or is it finding inner peace, being able to live life fully and enjoy the present moment?
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Without a customer, you don't have a business - all you have is a hobby.
You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.
I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.
You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
There's no such thing as too much power!
Deep at the center of my being there is an infinite well of gratitude. I now allow this gratitude to fill my heart, my body, my mind, my consciousness, my very being. This gratitude radiates out from me in all directions, touching everything in my world, and returns to me as more to be grateful for. The more gratitude I feel, the more I am aware that the supply is endless.
I'm trying to take a positive out the disappointment, but I'm also trying to do what's best for my career as well.
Men who do things without being told draw the most wages.
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.
Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? Good! That is fine. I am all in favor of it, But why not begin on yourself? From a purely selfish standpoint, that is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others - yes, and a lot less dangerous.
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