Motivational Quotes - Page 45

Of course there is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life, and what it brings

Don't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Learn from it... tomorrow is a new day.

An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so he must be willing to accept all experiences that life can offer.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.

A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.

Responsibility is the price of freedom.

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much space.

My game is based on improvisation. Often a forward does not have the time to think too much. You have a second, rarely more, to decide whether to dribble, shoot or pass to the right or left. It is instinct that gives the orders.

Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.

All great things have small beginnings.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

Strive each day to make your life purer, richer, and more luminous. You will subtly and imperceptibly lead all of creation heavenward.

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.