William James Quotes
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
Quotes to Explore
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As a woman, my style defines my leadership. It's a gentler, more compassionate approach. I consult, I listen and I compromise where it's in the best interest of the citizens.
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If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today.
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Mindsets, skills and leadership, experience and access, and critical consciousness - we need all four of these things for our students to be the leaders, people and citizens we want them to be.
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A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
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I love everybody. One of the great things about me is that I have a very positive attitude.
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Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.
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Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.
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When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you.
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Roosevelt was the one who had the vision to change our policy from isolationism to world leadership. That was a terrific revolution. Our country's never been the same since.
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I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.
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I want to be an inspirational model. I want people to look at me and say, 'Wow, she looks healthy.'
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You are always, always overwhelmed by positive response because you know it can go either way.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
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Let's find those areas where modest and reasonable tax cuts will have the biggest positive impact on our economy, and which will improve the lives of those who need it most: working families, retirees, and small business owners.
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Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who... has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought us to the enviable position of dreaming - and achieving - big dreams again.
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I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well.
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Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.
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Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.
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I've got a radio that occasionally I listen to. It's portable. It's got an antenna. I've put a piece of aluminum foil on it that gives me a little bit better reception. And a refrigerator.
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I've been in three sort of... I mean, I'd say they're groundbreaking series, if only because of the creators. One was 'Max Headroom', another was 'The Larry Sanders Show', and the third was 'Arrested Development'.
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If I'm not doing the work I want, I usually suffer a psychological allergic reaction and get ill. It niggles when things get out of my control.
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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
