Motivational Quotes - Page 213

People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust.

Always give more than what's expected.

Hurdlers are sprinters with a problem. They're not satisfied just to sprint. Anybody can sprint, some not as well as others of course, but anybody can sprint. Not everybody can run hurdles. There's an extra dimension involved. Hurdlers would make a good subject for a thesis in psychology - they are of apersuasion that just needs an extra dimension.

Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.

A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.

The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do.

Never follow the crowd in what you do; the crowd has never produced anything of lasting quality, value or beauty.

Opportunity never knocks; it is within you.

This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.

Action cures fear. Indecision, postponement, on the other hand, fuel fear.

Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.

People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution.

Now I'm on the rise, doin' business with my guys. Visions realize, music [your craft] affected lives. A gift from the skies, to be recognized, I'm keeping my eye on the people, that's the prize

Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they are meant to serve.

History remembers most what you did last.

In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time - none, zero. You'd be amazed at how much Warren reads - at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I'm a book with a couple of legs sticking out.

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.

When you start doing what you love to do, you will never work another day in your life.

Deal first with whatever is causing you the greatest emotional distress. Often this will break the logjam in your work and free you up mentally to complete (the) other tasks.

The day that you stop learning is the day that you start decreasing your rewards and start suffering from frustration and lower levels of satisfaction.

The biggest mistake in student films is that they are usually cast so badly, with friends and people the directors know. Actually you can cover a lot of bad direction with good acting

Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as an educated person. You are either learning or you are not. In today's world, it is vitally important that you see the truth in Eric Hoffer's statement. The win or loss, which is waiting in the wings for every person, is enormous. You get to choose which you will experience.