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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.
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years read more
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled
with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry
decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters
through a marsh, without either honour or observation.
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.
Maturity is knowing when to be immature.
Maturity is knowing when to be immature.
For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin; Real
life. But there was read more
For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin; Real
life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got
through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt
to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these
obstacles were my life.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best
advice, and then going away and doing the read more
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best
advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.
Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.
The highest of distinctions is service to others.
The highest of distinctions is service to others.
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.