Inspirational Quotes - Page 213

Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.

Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.

The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you. The world is what you are.

Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.

Where I am today is my starting point. Who I am today is my starting point. My failures and successes of the past, my fears and hopes of the future are all shadows. Today is my reality, and I'll use it to create my world.

If you don’t take the time to get really clear about exactly what it is you’re trying to accomplish, then you’re forever doomed to spend your life achieving the goals of those who do.

I hate the way people use slide presentations instead of thinking. People would confront a problem by creating a presentation. I wanted them to engage, to hash things out at the table, rather than show a bunch of slides. People who know what they're talking about don't need PowerPoint.

You‘ve got to start with the customer experience and work back toward the technology - not the other way around.

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

Marriage is not about age; it's about finding the right person.

I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack of religion on someone else.

Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.

Either give me more wine or leave me alone.

It seemed the more I knew about people the more I knew about the strange magic hidden in their hearts.

A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

Of the gladdest moments in human life...is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands.

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.

The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.

The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.

The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.

The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.

The mission of the church is missions.