What we have earned by the sweat of our brow, we defend with pride. What we have gained by the accident of birth, we guard with prejudice.
The trick to getting ahead is to give it the same effort you give to getting even.
It is not only possible to be the person you pretend to be, but there is less effort involved.
Sometimes in life you have an appointment with destiny, and sometimes you just have to get destiny to squeeze you in.
The trick to playing second fiddle is to play it like second Stradivarius.
We lack resolve and blame fate, mistaking the drift for the tides.
Yes, to be a good parent, you have to sacrifice, but this is not a requirement of parenting, it is a requirement of being good at something.
Never mind the odds against you. If you doubled your effort, what would the odds against you do — send for reinforcements?
We gain no easier advantage than by relentlessly pursuing our goal while others pursue an advantage.
Though the barriers of life seem formidable, we find when we challenge them that they have no will.
No matter what it is, if you aren't happy striving for it, you won't be happy achieving it.
