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Richard Nelson Bolles Quotes

One of the saddest lines in the world is, 'Oh come now - be realistic.' The best parts of this world were not fashioned by those who were realistic. They were fashioned by those who dared to look hard at their wishes

One of the saddest lines in the world is, 'Oh come now - be realistic.' The best parts of this world were not fashioned by those who were realistic. They were fashioned by those who dared to look hard at their wishes and gave them horses to ride.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Horse, Adversity, Decision

Always define WHAT you want to do with your life and WHAT you have to offer to the world, in terms of your favorite talents/gifts/skills-not in terms of a job-title.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Jobs, Skills, Titles
Richard Nelson Bolles (2000). “What Color is Your Parachute?: A Practical Manual for Job-hunters & Career-changers”

The person who gets hired is not necessarily the one who can do that job best; but, the one who knows the most about how to get hired.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Jobs, Motivation, Persons
Richard Nelson Bolles (1996). “What color is your parachute?: a practical manual for job-hunters & career-changers”

Youth is like a long weekend on Friday night. Middle age is like a long weekend on Monday afternoon.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Friday, Monday, Weekend

Keys to Finding Hope: 1. Hope depends upon taking care that we have at least two alternatives, in every situation we find ourselves, and with every task confronting us. 2. In any situation, no matter how much we may feel we are at the mercy of vast forces out there, that are totally beyond our control, we can always find something that is within our control, however small, and work on that. 3. Nothing that happens to us is just senseless and meaningless. In the context of our total life, it will eventually turn out to have meaning.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Keys, Two, Tasks

The object is to keep busy being something...as opposed to doing something. We are all sent here to bring more gratitude, more kindness, more forgiveness and more love into this world. That is too big a job to be accomplished by just a few.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Gratitude, Jobs, Kindness

You want to take action every day, not sit around waiting for something to happen.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Waiting, Want, Action

I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when you've lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm ground to stand on. From there, you can deal with that change.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Work, Life Changing, Needs

Not for nothing is their motto TGIF - 'Thank God It's Friday.' They live for the weekends, when they can go do what they really want to do.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Friday, Business, Weekend

I thank the Lord for the brain He put in my head. Occasionally, I love to just stand to one side and watch how it works.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Thinking, Brain, Watches

There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone - many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Country, Work, Long

Hunches are not to be sneezed at.

Richard Nelson Bolles
Inspirational, Hunches

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