Even More Quotes on Success
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Have courage for the great sorrows in life, and patience for the small ones. And when you have laboriously accomplished your daily tasks, go to sleep in peace, God is awake. ~~~~~~~~ ANTICIPATION: Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ~~~~~~~~ I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. ~~~~~~~~ Outstanding leaders appeal to the hearts of their followers - not their minds. ~~~~~~~~ Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~~~~~~~~ We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. ~~~~~~~~ Truth fears no trial. ~~~~~~~~ If there is anything I would like to be remembered for it is that I helped people understand that leadership is helping other people grow and succeed. To repeat myself, leadership is not just about you. It's about them. ~~~~~~~~ Yesterday is a cancelled check; Tomorrow is a promissory note; Today is the only cash you have, so spend it wisely. ~~~~~~~~ Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a life. ~~~~~~~~ Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times. ~~~~~~~~ If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you’ll find you’ve done it. ~~~~~~~~ How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever. ~~~~~~~~ Never let a problem to be solved ecome more important than a person to be loved. ~~~~~~~~ Character cannot be developed in ase and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened; vision cleared; ambition inspired, and success achieved. ~~~~~~~~ I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies, for the hardest victory is victory over self. ~~~~~~~~ One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. ~~~~~~~~ Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ~~~~~~~~ To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. ~~~~~~~~ Genius is seldom recognized for what it is: a great capacity for hard work. ~~~~~~~~ Success is your dreams with work clothes on… ~~~~~~~~ The purpose of life is a life of purpose ~~~~~~~~ Reputation is what people think you are. Character is who you really are. Take care of your character and your reputation will take care of itself. ~~~~~~~~ The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. ~~~~~~~~ Most look up and admire the stars. A champion climbs a mountain and grabs one. ~~~~~~~~ The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. ~~~~~~~~ The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. ~~~~~~~~ Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. ~~~~~~~~ Success is a journey, not a destination. ~~~~~~~~ The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster. ~~~~~~~~ I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. ~~~~~~~~ The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. ~~~~~~~~ Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential. ~~~~~~~~ You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. ~~~~~~~~ Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. ~~~~~~~~ If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe. ~~~~~~~~ If you have the will to win, you have achieved half your success; if you don't, you have achieved half your failure. ~~~~~~~~ Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. |
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