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In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the
goalposts are.
In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the
goalposts are.
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does,
and about two years after he thinks read more
A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does,
and about two years after he thinks he does.
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp read more
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.
To bring one's self to a frame of mind and to the proper energy to accomplish things that require plain read more
To bring one's self to a frame of mind and to the proper energy to accomplish things that require plain hard work continuously is the one big battle that everyone has. When this battle is won for all time, then everything is easy.
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs
to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs
to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.
It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too read more
It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.