Motivation Quotes - Page 75

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.

The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.

The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

It's necessary to know that everybody won't see it. That everybody won't join you, that everybody won't have the vision. It's necessary to know that. That a lot of people like to complain but they don't want to do anything about their situation. That you are UNCOMMON breed.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.

Don't be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.

Compared to 10 years ago the primary motivation for defection has gone from food, to freedom.

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.

A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time: pills or stairs.

When you don't know what you're doing, fake it.

If you see a bandwagon, it's too late.

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Being wrong is acceptable, but staying wrong is totally unacceptable.

God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas.

We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.

Developing excellent COMMUNICATION skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can't get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn't even matter.

The goal of the martial arts is not for the destruction of an opponent, but rather for self-growth and self-perfection. The practice of a martial art should be a practice of love - for the preservation of life, for the preservation of body, and for the preservation of family and friends.

Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Hey fellas! This is what you work all off season for. This is why you lift all them weights! This is why you do all that!

Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games.

The harder I push, the more I find within myself. I am always looking for the next step, a different world to go into, areas where I have not been before. It's lonely driving a Grand Prix car, but very absorbing. I have experienced new sensations, and I want more. That is my excitement, my motivation.