Motivational Quotes - Page 189

I'm trying to keep my own house from burning down. I can't worry about someone else's house.

Here is my prescription to heal all wounds. Watch the film Funny Girl at least five times, eat at least 45 chocolate bars, and hang out with all those friends you blew off to hang out with your ex. I truly believe that, through a combination of Nutella, old pals and Barbra Streisand, we can achieve happiness and, very probably, world peace.

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of excitement. In the morning, I say: 'What is my exciting thing for today?' Then, I do the day. Don't ask me about tomorrow.

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.

I mean, I absolutely call myself a feminist. And by that, I mean a woman who believes that your opportunities should not be constrained by your gender, that women should be entitled to the same opportunities as men.

I'm the kind of person who always likes to be doing something.

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.

Others can stop you temporarily - you are the only one who can do it permanently.

Go as far as you can see and you will see further.

The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.

A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.

Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one directionally, without regret or reservation.

History is not was, it is.

Believe in something big. Your life is worth a noble motive.

Why do we have to grow up? I know more adults who have the children's approach to life. They're people who don't give a hang what the Joneses do. You see them at Disneyland every time you go there. They are not afraid to be delighted with simple pleasures, and they have a degree of contentment with what life has brought - sometimes it isn't much, either.

There is no position in sport as noble as goaltending.

It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.

You carry on no matter what are the obstacles. You simply refuse to give up - and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher. And, you win.

I believe one of the most important priorities is to do whatever we do as well as we can.

I don't believe the old statement, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." If that were the case, then Cadillacs and Jaguars and Mercedes would never make a change. I've always looked for ways to make things better.