Motivational Quotes - Page 164

I think video games are going to completely take over storytelling in our society. Video games are not a fad.

Your life is like a book. The title page is your name, the preface your introductions to the world. The pages are a daily record of your efforts, trials, pleasures, discouragements, and achievements. Day by day your thoughts and acts are being inscribed in your book of life. Hour by hour, the record is being made that must stand for all time. Once the word 'finish' must be written, let it then be said of your book that it is a record of noble purpose, generous service, and work well-done.

I always wanted to be the best I could be at whatever I did. I didn't want to be the number one golfer in the world. I just wanted to be as good as I could be.

My tombstone? I'm thinking something along the lines of, 'Geez, he was just here a minute ago.'

I'd studied dance in Chicago every summer and taught it all winter, and I was well-rounded. I wasn't worried about getting a job on Broadway. In fact, I got one the first week.

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.

Be careful with whom you associate. Loser's rub off!

We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.

You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.

My conclusion: Management is the most noble of professions if it's practiced well. No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and grow, take responsibility and be recognized for achievement, and contribute to the success of a team.

An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots.

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

The history of the human race is the history of ordinary people who have overcome their fears and accomplished extraordinary things.

Be willing to launch in faith, with no guarantees of success. This is the mark of personal greatness

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

The most important step of all is the first step. Start something! What if that idea you have in the back of your head is a really good one, one that might end up helping tens of thousands of people? You owe it to the world ot act. Or maybe it will help only a few people: The same advice applies. If you don't do it, you are missing out on something big, and so are the people who could have been helped.

If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask ourselves whether we truly believe in them at all.

It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.

Well, a lot of people don't know this about me, but I'm actually shy around people I don't know. I would just say with my first concert, my first tour, I didn't really talk onstage. I was like, "Thank you, I love you guys," or whatever. But now I've just kind of learned to work a crowd.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Nothing satisfies an individual incapable of enjoyment.

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.