Quotes by Donavan Nelson Butler

“In all trust there is a possibility of betrayal, but without trust there is no friendship, closeness, or the emotional bonds that give us so much happiness when the time is right for it. Trust is a...”

“I've never been part of an formation where the leader succeeded on their own merits apart from their Soldier's.”

“You have a nearly a 0% chance of affecting change in others attitudes, behaviors, and skullduggery. However, you have a 100% chance of affecting your own attitude, behavior, resiliency, and reactio...”

“You dont know what your account balance of personal courage is until that situation presents itself where that check needs to be written and cashed”

“Let's make a deal, if you don't blame me for your failures I won't take credit for your successes.”

“Winning doesn't necessarily mean you'll walk away with a trophy. Sometimes winning means you dared to show up at all to see the shocked look of your rivals.”

“Envision life as you're juggling 6 balls. The balls are called faith, work, family, health, friends, and integrity. But one day, you realize that work is a rubber ball. If dropped, it will bounce b...”

“We are one people until you decide we are one person in the churning sea of humanity.”

“You've evolved when you realize the effect that your positive contributions to others create ripples of humanity in the sea of life.”

“You can be inspired externally but when it comes down to achieving your lofty goals it's all personal determination which is internal derived from the eternal.”

“Wisdom from Top Butler: Guard yourself at all times but don't let anyone lead you to live a guarded life that is all.”

“As a leader you should look in the mirror and ask yourself would I follow you ensured of a victory.”

“Strength isn't measured by how many things or people you manage but more prevalent is how much you can self manage and guide yourself to your next check point.”

“Life Algebra 101 - I truly value my own ignorance of what is to come for me, It is those unknown variables the shape my future based on my knowns of today and yesterday.”

“My position is for one to be thought of as a CHARACTER is totally different from one having CHARACTER.”

“If you haven't learned to love yourself you are in reality living a lie proclaiming to be in love with someone else.”

“When you look down the length of your chain and see it is made mostly of weak links it is time to pull out the bolt cutters.”

“Where your soul meets your purpose is the azimuth known as your passion and from there you can plot points of inspiration and achievable goals.”

“Fear is a liar and a good one at that, Fear feeds on self doubt and insecurities both internal and external. Know this, optimism, faith, and resilience are like penicillin to fear if it has been al...”

“What do I and a diamond have in common? We are tough, brilliant, and carbon based entities which evolved into something better under immense pressure, tribulation, and trials.”