Motivational Quotes - Page 285

There's something about human nature which draws us to people who are authentic and makes us want to repel those that aren't.

The most important point to remember in developing self-confidence is to take responsibility for who we are. This empowers us. We can change anything, do anything, and be anything when we assume full responsibility for ourselves.

Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

Great is the height I just scale, but the prospect of glory gives me strength.

If you climbed one step, it means you can climb the rest.

If you want to do something, do it!

And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that came obviously from my parents and my grandparents

The Pertinent Question is NOT how to do things right - but how to find the right things to do, and to concentrate resources and efforts on them.

When a resource is scarce, you increase its yield.

A schizophrenic is a person who already has a natural tendency to absent himself from this world.

You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.

When I begin a story at my desk, the window to my back, the path is not there. As I start to walk, I make the path.

I don't know hardly any of the players who have the in-between game like me, who can go to any position on the court.

But when I did it (the triple-double), I didn't even know it until someone told me.

When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible.

Those who do not study their businesses do not stay in business.

There is a lesson in almost everything that you do, and getting the lesson is how you move forward. It is how you enrich your spirit.

I had imaginary friends and even they were mean to me.

If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one with the sport.

You should know how to work hard but also enjoy the work.

I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why would the miracle which produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?

The secret of happiness is curiosity

The hunger and desire to go racing, however, never leaves your blood but the right opportunity has never really come along - until now that is.

Books are, let's face it, better than everything else. If we played Cultural Fantasy Boxing League, and made books go fifteen rounds in the ring against the best that any other art form had to offer, then books would win pretty much every time.

As a population, if a large number of people make even small moves to eat less meat and more plant-based foods, the livestock industry will shrink. Over time, farmers will find other crops to support their livelihoods. Through such collective awakening we can make a difference in our world.