Inspirational Quotes - Page 337

The only thing worse than starting something and failing... is not starting something.

Life is like skiing. Just like skiing, the goal is not to get to the bottom of the hill. It's to have a bunch of good runs before the sun sets.

They tell me what to wear, how to look, what I should say, how I should be. Until recently I had given into that pressure, I lost sight of who I was. I listened to opinions of people and I tried to change who I am because I thought others would accept me for it. And I realized I don't know how to be anything but myself.

Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.

Life is not made up of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, but of moments. You must experience each one before you can appreciate it.

It's not whether you win or lose - but whether I win or lose.

Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.

For what is faith unless it is to believe what you do not see?

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.

You can't buy something which does not exist. In a way, let's make things exist and then judge later. Don't cancel the process of creativity too early; let it flow.

Hoping drains your energy. Action creates energy.

In the real world, the smartest people are people who make mistakes and learn. In school, the smartest people don't make mistakes.

Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit.

If it's the right chair, it doesn't take too long to get comfortable in it.

Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.

Life is supposed to be fun! When you're having fun, you feel great and you receive great things! Having fun brings the life you want, and taking things too seriously brings a life you have to take seriously.

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

Every great man is unique.

Hopefully life is long. Do stuff you will enjoy thinking about and telling stories about for many years to come. Do stuff you will want to brag about.

Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.

In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.

I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.

I will persist. I will always take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.