The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.
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There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.
Hope is an orientation of spirit, an orientation of the
heart. It is not the conviction that something will turn read more
Hope is an orientation of spirit, an orientation of the
heart. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the
certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
You can have anything you want-if you want it badly enough. You can be
anything you want to be, have read more
You can have anything you want-if you want it badly enough. You can be
anything you want to be, have anything you desire, accomplish anything you
set out to accomplish-if you will hold to that desire with singleness of
purpose.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly.
Everywhere you look in science, the harder it becomes to understand the
universe without God.
Everywhere you look in science, the harder it becomes to understand the
universe without God.
People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others read more
People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others gave up in despair,
and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial,
industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life
the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.
The manager administers; the leader innovates.
The manager administers; the leader innovates.
We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.
We may eventually come to realize that chastity is no more a virtue than malnutrition.
