Inspirational Quotes - Page 577

If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up.

If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too.

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

Yeah, I spent about 20 years in a dorm room. It took me a while to graduate.

I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it.

And here's what management is: motivating people and putting them in places where they can succeed.

If you're interested in 'balancing' work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.

Winning may not be everything, but losing has little to recommend it.

We cannot change our rulers, but we can change the way they rule us.

Does making money excite me? No, but I have to make money for my shareholders. What excites me is achievement, doing something difficult.

Design has taken the place of what sailing used to be.

We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.

The smartest thing a woman can ever learn, is to never need a man.

Always remember, actions speak louder than words. No one's perfect, but we can all strive to be better people.

Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.

To be realistic, you have to believe in miracles.

Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.

If you don't pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.

Spiritual illumination and perspective are poured out through the windows of heaven and into our lives as we honor the law of tithing.

Probably the most profound thing in the Bible is 'Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.' This is what, to me, is the essence of Christianity.

I'm not an environmentalist. I'm an Earth warrior.

Psychiatrists declare that most of our fatigue derives from our mental and emotional attitudes... What kinds of emotional factors tire the sedentary (or sitting) worker? Joy? Contentment? No! Never! Boredom, resentment, a feeling of not being appreciated, a feeling of futility, hurry, anxiety, worry-those are the emotional factors that exhaust the sitting worker, make him susceptible to colds, reduce his output, and send him home with a nervous headache. Yes, we get tired because our emotions produce nervous tensions in the body.

So, to prevent fatigue and worry, the first rule is: Rest often. Rest before you get tired.

I don't know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.

There are vast realms of consciousness still undreamed of -vast ranges of experience, like humming of unseen harps, we know nothing of, within us.