Zen Proverb
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
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It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Would you be shocked if I put on something more comfortable ?
Enduring habits I hate.... Yes, at the very bottom of my soul I feel grateful to all my misery and bouts of sickness and everything about me that is imperfect, because this sort of thing leaves me with a hundred backdoors through which I can escape from enduring habits.
You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect.
Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
To my big brother George, the richest man in town !
Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus, it's simply learning to focus.
If you don't first handle fear and desire, and you get rich, you'll be a high pay slave.
Lives most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others ?
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing, the worst thing you can do is nothing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
You're on the road to success when you realize that failure is only a detour.
When I look around, I always learn something and that is to be always yourself. And to express yourself. To have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Start from the very root of being, which is how can I be me?
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
But inaction itself is a kind of action, and it has consequences. Consistently and absolutely maintained, inaction would necessarily lead to swift ruin , it would be a form of suicide. A refusal to enter into the world is a refusal to meet the challenge of reality which darkly demands that I dare and find out what will happen. In my situation I bear responsibility for what occurs because I do not intervene , if I can do something and I don't do it, I am guilty of the consequences of my inaction.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow ? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do ?
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - It goes on.
Whenever I think of the past it just brings back so many memories.
Love, two minds without a single thought.
What we can or can not do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.
Your talent is god's gift to you.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
And that's how you play "Get the Guests".
Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid.
All that is real in me is god. All that is real in god is I. The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
The secret of success is to do common things uncommonly well.
The main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Almost any idea is good if a man has ability and is willing to work hard. The best idea is worthless if the creator is a loafer and ineffective.
Obstacles are great incentives.
Tough times never last but tough people do.
Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.
The atmosphere of expectancy is the breeding ground for miracles.
If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
Your voice makes me tremble inside and your smile is an invitation for my imagination to go wild.
Seldom does an individual exceed his own expectations.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
Knowing is not enough we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
It's not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what's required.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go, the sooner the better.
Love isn't blind, it just only sees what matters.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
Nothing is worth more than this day.
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are all capable of greater things than we realize.
Most of the exercise I get is from standing and walking around laboratory tables all day. I derive more benefit and entertainment from this than some of my friends and competitors get from playing games like golf.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
I'll be taking these huggies and whatever cash you got.
Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are undervalued skills in our culture.
Whatever you need more of is what you need to tithe some. quotes
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we can not live within.
Living, love and death are one thing, not divisive, not separated, not divorced, not in the field of time but it is completely a living, moving thing, indivisible. And that is immortal.
The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.
As a cure for worrying, work is far better than whiskey. I always found that, if I began to worry, the best thing I could do was focus upon doing something useful and then work very hard at it. Soon, I would forget what was troubling me.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Know thyself.
Giving people a little more than they expect is a good way to get back more than you'd expect.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win.
Love those who love you.
Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their own way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
The gem can not be polished without friction, nor man be perfected without trials.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
How many chiropractors does it take to change a light bulb ? Just one, but it requires 21 office visits and 4 X-rays.
The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word freedom , justice , honor , duty , mercy , hope.