Motivational Quotes - Page 172

I learned 30 years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence.

The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

I am a runner because I run. Not because I run fast. Not because I run far. I am a runner because I say I am. And no one can tell me I'm not.

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.

Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values.

We are all affected by five things. But the most important thing that affects us is our dreams--our ability to see the future. But here's why we don't reach into the future. We're trapped either by regret of the past or the routine of the present. So make sure that the greatest pull on you is the pull of the future.

Failure is all a matter of perspective. Think of all the people you admire. I guarantee you they all failed at one time or another. The key is to recognize setbacks for what they really are-entry points for learning, not validation that you aren't good enough. After a disappointment analyze your actions, get feedback from friends, and take inventory of what you could do better next time. This type of self-reflection and improvement will ultimately make success inevitable.

I let my feet spend as little time on the ground as possible. From the air, fast down, and from the ground, fast up.

Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Just today. Inhabit your moments. Don’t rent them out to tomorrow. Do you know what you’re doing when you spend a moment wondering how things are going to turn out with Perry? You’re cheating yourself out of today. Today is calling to you, trying to get your attention, but you’re stuck on tomorrow, and today trickles away like water down a drain. You wake up the next morning and that today you wasted is gone forever. It’s now yesterday. Some of those moments may have had wonderful things in store for you , but now you’ll never know.

Reality is broken and we need to make it work more like a game.

Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us.

When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.

The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.

You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.

The straight line cannot proceed through the torturous twists of life.

If you just set people in motion, they'll heal themselves.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.

Even if you're unhappy, just pretend that you're happy. Eventually, your smile will be contagious to yourself. I had to learn that, I used to think, 'I'm being fake,' but you know what? Better to be fake and happy than real and miserable.

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.

Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control

Each of us creates his or her own life largely by our attitude.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.