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Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I read more
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It read more
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led read more
I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led me to and wondering what life had been like if I'd just been myself.
Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.
Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.