William James Quotes
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
William James
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.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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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.
Jack Canfield
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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.
Wendy Kopp
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A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
Patricia Neal
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I love everybody. One of the great things about me is that I have a very positive attitude.
Imelda Marcos
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Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.
Jack Youngblood
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Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.
Malala Yousafzai
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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.
Tammy Duckworth
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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.
W. Averell Harriman
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I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.
Sam Elliott
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I feel that I've got the opportunity to set a great role model for girls to look up to a strong, active, compassionate, loving, positive woman, and I think it's so important.
Gal Gadot
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I want to be an inspirational model. I want people to look at me and say, 'Wow, she looks healthy.'
Ireland Baldwin
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The more time goes by, the more things will happen to you in your life. And the ability to be positive throughout and look for the good in people, look for the good in situations - it's so important.
Jennifer Hyman
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In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.
Les Brown
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It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
Lou Holtz
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Do not seek earthly glory in any matter, for it is extinguished for him who loves it. In its time it blows on a man like a strong wind, and then quickly, taking from him the fruits of his good works, it goes away from him, laughing at his foolishness.
Gennadius of Constantinople
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I'd like to do a play, and I'd like to do a musical.
Taron Egerton
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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.
William James