Motivational Quotes - Page 163

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

Too many people are living in a prison that they have themselves manufactured.

Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.

Excellence is not an act, but a habit.

It's not about money or connections. It's the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone.

'All men are created equal', 'government by consent of the governed', 'give me liberty or give me death'. Well, those are not just clever words, or those are not just empty theories.

The mistake is to imagine that perfection is possible when the very idea is unthinkable.

Expect the dawn of a new beginning in the dark nights of life.

He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

You've got to say, "I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it." It's called perseverance.

But perhaps the most important lesson I learned is that there are no walls between humans and the elephants except those that we put up ourselves, and that until we allow not only elephants, but all living creatures their place in the sun, we can never be whole ourselves.

Leadership is about creating a domain in which human beings continually deepen their understanding of reality and become more capable of participating in the unfolding of the world. Ultimately leadership is about creating new realities.

Happiness begins where selfishness ends.

The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I am out there to win.

Always be eager to learn, no matter how successful you might already be. In the Millionaires' Club, we sometimes invite a billionaire to come talk to us. He says, 'You're doing okay, but come on. How about if you really poured it on!'

Books are what you step on to take you to a higher shelf. The higher your stack of books, the higher the shelf you can reach. Want to reach higher? Stack some more books under your feet! Reading is what brings us to new knowledge. It opens new doors. It helps us understand mysteries. It lets us hear from successful people. Reading is what takes us down the road in our journey. Everything you need for a better future and success has already been written.

Focus on the solution, not on the problem.

It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.

Getting fit is a political act - you are taking charge of your life.

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.

Most fears cannot withstand the test of careful scrutiny and analysis. When we expose our fears to the light of thoughtful examination they usually just evaporate.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.