In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.
Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.
Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.
There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late.
There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.
Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter.
You can motivate by fear, and you can motivate by reward. But both those methods are only temporary. The only lasting thing is self motivation.
A well-cultivated mind is, so to speak, made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only one single mind which has been educated during all this time.
Do more than dream. Work.
Talent isn't enough. You need motivation-and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old poverty can be enough, along with an insatiable hunger for recognition. You have to have that feeling of "I'll show them." If you don't have it, don't become a writer.
A maxim is the exact and noble expression of an important and indisputable truth. Good maxims are the germs of all excellence; when firmly fixed on the memory, they nourish the will.
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
In the new economy, information, education, and motivation are everything.
I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
As you think, so shall you become.
Each day you must choose, the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.
Nobody motivates today's workers. If it doesn't come from within, it doesn't come. Fun helps remove the barriers that allow people to motivate themselves.
Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.
Chance favors the prepared mind.
How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I'm committed to?
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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