Motivational Quotes - Page 265

The reason why I don't have a hero is because heroes set a bar - whereas if we don't have one, our potential is unlimited.

The key to success is to learn to do something right and then do it right every time.

The resentment of discipline of any kind will warp the whole life away from God's purpose.

It is those who have this imperative demand for the best in their natures, and who will accept nothing short of it, that holds the banners of progress, that set the standards, the ideals, for others.

Self-confidence carries conviction; it makes other people believe in us.

You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.

You are greater than anything that can happen to you. In a big and terrifying crisis, people find within themselves a power and a strength and also a wisdom they had no idea they possessed.

When fate throws a dagger at you, there are ways to catch it. If you catch it by the blade, you can harm yourself. But if you catch it by the handle, you can use it to help you fight through the obstacles ahead.

To go fast, row slowly.

The best way to be with your spirit is to forgive.

Your journey to a healthier weight is not a journey that you start and then give up. It is a journey that you are living every day for the rest of your life.

The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.

Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't!

There is really no reason to suffer. The only reason you suffer is because you choose to suffer. If you look at your life you will find many excuses to suffer, but a good reason to suffer you will not find. The same is true for happiness. The only reason you are happy is because you choose to be happy. Happiness is a choice, and so is suffering.

For me exercise is more than just physical, it’s therapeutic.

The human animal is adapted to, and apparently can thrive on, an extraordinary range of different diets, but the Western diet, however you define it, does not seem to be one of them.

If you're not on your 'A' game in our workouts every day, you're going to get absolutely smoked.

If we're going to make progress on this issue [of contraception], we have to be really clear about what our agenda is. We're not talking about abortion. We're not talking about population control. What I'm talking about is giving women the power to save their lives, to save their children's lives and to give their families the best possible future.

A few songs with Him might change the way you sing. Forever.

Don't Wait! Start on your dreams, your impulses, your longings, your special occasions today. Because this is your moment.

Running has taken me on adventures great and small, at home and around the world. It has provided me with hope and perseverance on days when I had none-and even, once every great while, warmed me with that fleeting ray of sunshine known as glory. Running has taught me that I can do anything, just so long as I keep putting one foot in front of the other. Sometimes that notion is metaphorical and sometimes not. In this way, I have been inspired to attempt things I would have never dreamed possible. And it all started with a single step.

I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that will make a life- changing difference

If you're not spending 80 percent of your time marketing and selling, you are headed for trouble.

Convey your passion and link your strengths to measurable results. Employers and interviewers love concrete data.

I think the foremost quality - there's no success without it - is really loving what you do. If you love it, you do it well, and there's no success if you don't do well what you're working at.