Motivational Quotes - Page 239

Y'know, the real reason why I was such a failure in the sense of being unable to make any sort of a living was because I was really not motivated. I had no motivation.

Forget about the business outlook... be on the outlook for business.

Our system - of debt-fueled economic growth, of ineffective democracy, of overloading planet Earth - is eating itself alive.

What do you think an artist is? ...he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.

Fear is a great robber of power. It paralyzes the thinking faculties, ruins spontaneity, enthusiasm, and self confidence. It has a blighting effect upon all one's thoughts, moods, and efforts. It destroys ambition and efficiency.

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.

Become the change you want to see - those are words I live by.

In this world, the greatest rewards of success, wealth and happiness are usually obtained not through the exercise of special powers such a genius or intellect but through one's energetic use of simple means and ordinary qualities.

Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover . . . refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives.

Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.

Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are all capable of greater things than we realize.

Growth, in some curious way, I suspect, depends on being always in motion just a little bit, one way or another.

What he means by this is that instead of saying you'll "try", you need to "do". And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.

A fighter can condition his body to go hard certain rounds, then to coast certain rounds.

Impossible is not a fact, it's an opinion.

The first step to becoming is to will it.

Give the world the best you have and you may get hurt. Give the world your best anyway.

I never knew I was grunting, it was just part of my strokes.

It doesnt matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesnt give me more or less motivation.

A smile and a laugh are the duct tape of life; they can fix anything.

My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It's ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.

Great people create great acts of kindness.

Action is about living fully. Inaction is the way that we deny life. Inaction is sitting in front of the television every day for years becuase you are afraid to be alive and to take the risk of expressing what you are. Expressing what you are is taking action.

Whatever life takes away from you, let it go. When you surrender and let go of the past, you allow yourself to be fully alive in the moment.