The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition.
John RuskinObedience brings success; exact obedience brings miracles.
Russell M. NelsonLet the path be open to talent.
Napoleon BonaparteThere’s a deceptive sin that can keep us from walking in love: pride. It’s deceptive because when you have pride, you’re usually too proud to admit it. I know this because I used to have teachings on pride and they didn’t sell well.
Joyce MeyerCustom reconciles us to everything.
Edmund BurkeProtect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible; and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five.
Thomas CarlyleI don’t think I will ever be content. I am somebody who is always hungry.
Sunil ChhetriDream and you shall become.
Wayne DyerI break ground. I trailblaze.
Dwayne JohnsonGreat men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.
Henry David ThoreauIf we don’t succeed we run the risk of failure.
Dan QuayleWhen wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.
Billy GrahamNo one can give you better advice than yourself.
Marcus Tullius CiceroAfter climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Nelson MandelaFind people who will make you better.
Michelle Obama‚They‘ is… stay away from them, please. There is so many different definitions of ‚they.‘ You might have a personal ‚they.‘ They against you; they want you broken and miserable. They don’t like winners; they don’t like people who’s blessed. So everybody’s got a different ‚they.‘
DJ KhaledSuccess is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
Jim RohnPeople respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.
Joel OsteenEven after a bad harvest there must be sowing.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaWhether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare one’s self to do without it.
George EliotIt takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.
Jimmy BuffettHonor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.
Arthur SchopenhauerOver the years, I’ve learned that a confident person doesn’t concentrate or focus on their weaknesses – they maximize their strengths.
Joyce MeyerLet us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth.
Richard M. NixonFrom a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.
Franz KafkaNo man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.
Samuel JohnsonI’m never gonna step away from stand-up. I can’t. That’s what got me where I am, and that’s also my muse. That’s how I stay level-headed. That’s what keeps me going.
Kevin HartIf you’re not very clever you should be conciliatory.
Benjamin DisraeliNo man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
Abraham LincolnThere is nothing impossible to him who will try.
Alexander the GreatIf you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.
Kobe BryantI believe in the Golden Rule – The Man with the Gold… Rules.
Mr. TWalk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.
John RuskinFear clogs; faith liberates.
Elbert HubbardYour Highest Self is not just an idea that sounds lofty and spiritual. It is a way of being. It is the very first principle that you must come to understand and embrace as you move toward attracting to you that which you want and need for this parenthesis in eternity that you know as your life.
Wayne DyerIf a man can… make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.
Ralph Waldo EmersonNever confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.
F. Scott FitzgeraldCompetition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.
Franklin D. RooseveltSo many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don’t honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.
Eckhart TolleI still wanna rap better than everybody else, and I wanna say important things.
J. ColeNothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.
Booker T. WashingtonHumble people ask for help.
Joyce MeyerIf you have the chance to be exposed to a loving, understanding environment where the seed of compassion, loving kindness, can be watered every day, then you become a more loving person.
Thich Nhat HanhI’ve never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people’s lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies.
Richard BransonIf we say it long enough eventually we’re going to reap a harvest. We’re going to get exactly what we’re saying.
Joel OsteenEvery time you think the problem is ‚out there,‘ that very thought is the problem.
Stephen CoveyMen of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.
Leonardo da VinciLife is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.
Benjamin DisraeliIn my opinion, rankings are a very fickle measurement of one’s success and it is best to not get carried away by it.
Sunil ChhetriYour net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.
Benjamin FranklinI’ve accomplished enough with the music that I haven’t had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.
EminemWinning – that’s the most important to me. It’s as simple as that.
Cristiano RonaldoI tend not to really think about what other people say. I’d rather just try and focus on what I’m doing, try and win basically.
Lando NorrisThere’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
Matthew McConaugheyTreat failure as a lesson on how not to approach achieving a goal, and then use that learning to improve your chances of success when you try again. Failure is only the end if you decide to stop.
Richard BransonA strong man doesn’t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn’t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.
Marilyn MonroeI need music. It’s like my heartbeat, so to speak. It keeps me going no matter what’s going on – bad games, press, whatever!
LeBron JamesIt is more difficult to rule yourself than to rule a city.
Jordan PetersonSometimes I’m fascinated with how famous my work could be while I’m not so famous.
Frank Ocean