Positive Quotes - Page 15

I would rather die of passion than of boredom.

We are what we do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind forward.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding.

Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.

I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.

Nice guys finish first. If you don't know that, then you don't know where the finish line is.

Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on. Besides, if bad things didn't happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones?

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

I’m grateful for being here, for being able to think, for being able to see, for being able to taste, for appreciating love – for knowing that it exists in a world so rife with vulgarity, with brutality and violence, and yet love exists. I’m grateful to know that it exists.

Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.