187 quotes found
“Oh I know it's cliché but yeah they say that great men make it in-To places few others who even do take the risk've ever been”
“Imagine in vibrant, wonderful detail your heart’s desire—a reality only you can envision, an adventure only you can direct.Then cradle your creation. Caress it. Mold it. Coddle it until it comes to...”
“As Aristotle said, 'Excellence is a habit.' I would say furthermore that excellence is made constant through the feeling that comes right after one has completed a work which he himself finds unden...”
“There's sometimes a tugging feeling you get to push further when you aren't being challenged enough or when things get too comfortable.”
“Integrity is a powerful force, keeping you alive to others long after you’ve left their presence.”
“Tenacity is essential for accomplishment in anything you do. Without drive, determination and a strong-willed attitude, one's level of success at many endeavors will be limited in scope.”
“It is a healthy approach not to expect persons to turn out precisely how you would have wished.”
“However far I’ve come, it’s probably somewhere less than halfway of where I could be if I simply believed in myself.”
“It starts off like climbing a tree or solving a puzzle - poetry, if nothing else, is just fun to write. But deeper into each and every piece, you no longer hesitate to call it work. It's passion. A...”
“The trouble with poetry is it's often written to the sound of a drum only the poet may hear; nonetheless, blessed are those poets who always manage to find unshakeable pleasure in their own works.”
“If you fail, don’ quit.Try again, and again but with much enthusiasm and continuous effort.You will soon master the art and skills needed to succeed.”
“After each of his books, the writer, for a while, feels once again that he can now die happy.”
“When you encounter obstacles, don’t turn your back on them. Face them, confront them and your will see them dissolving in front of your eyes.”
“What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.”
“If you think of something, do it.Plenty of people often think, “I’d like to do this, or that.”
“For the case that one thinks he has plateaued in life, God has already set yet another peak for him to reach: and a much more challenging peak than his own, one that which is to serve others.”
“Rich or poor it’s nice to have money”
“In my experience, there’s no secret to accomplishing almost any goal worth pursuing.”
“It’s called an ‘accomplishment’, not an ‘intent-ishment’. You’ve got to BE it to SEE it. NO MORE EXCUSES - Decide what you want, create a plan, and get your ass out there!”
“«I am tired,» he said. «I did a lot today. That is, I did something. The only thing I have ever done. I pressed a button. It took the entire will power, the accumulated strength of my entire existe...”