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All man's miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room
alone.
All man's miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room
alone.
One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to
discipline your life. No matter how read more
One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to
discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be
willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to
the top.
The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.
The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.
That is why you fail. (in response to Luke saying, "I don't
believe it.").
That is why you fail. (in response to Luke saying, "I don't
believe it.").
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting read more
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically
thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most
gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you
win.
How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you
win.
The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had read more
The latter part of a man's life is taken up in curing the follies,
prejudices, and false opinions he had contracted in the former.
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less
than you settled for.
The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less
than you settled for.
The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more
The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.
