Chalene Johnson Quotes
Successful people do what others know they should do but will not. To become a success, or just be more successful, you will do what average, less-motivated people will not.
Quotes to Explore
-
There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn't know how many people would respect it.
-
Nobody's life is a bed of roses. We all have crosses to bear, and we all just do our best. I would never claim to have the worst situation. There are many widows, and many people dying of AIDS, many people killed in Lebanon, people starving all over the planet. So we have to count our lucky stars.
-
It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other.
-
Originally, I wanted to be a composer. I always tell people, 'I think of myself as a composer.'
-
I have never said that people 'should' engage in armed attacks on the United States, but that such attacks are a natural and unavoidable consequence of unlawful U.S. policy.
-
It's just kinda irritating to me that we're awarding people in mixed martial arts for trying to move away and not finish the fight.
-
People treat you one way when you're champion, but when you're not the champion, everything changes. People treat you different.
-
I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.
-
I was raised in a very happy nest by very happy people, and I like to think that those are enough ingredients to make me succeed at Dior.
-
I do pinch myself, like when shows in non-English speaking countries are sold out, and people are singing my lyrics. I don't think I'll ever lose that; I'm always appreciative every day of the support I have as an artist, because I'm not a commercial artist.
-
I don't think people spend nearly enough time thinking about what they like and what they're good at.
-
People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.
-
For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.
-
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
-
I take jobs with people I admire, people with incredible talent who aren't necessarily big sellers.
-
People say, 'Where do you live?' and I say that theoretically, I live in London, but basically that's just where I go to change my suitcase. Otherwise, I'm always flying somewhere.
-
Different people have different views of the Taj but it would be enough to say that it has a life of its own that leaps out of marble, provided you understand that it is a monument of love. As an architectural masterpiece, nothing could be added or substracted from it.
-
Trading forces someone to think hard; those who merely work hard generally lose their focus and intellectual energy. In addition, they end up drowning in randomness; work ethics draw people to focus on noise rather than the signal.
-
Is it possible he should know what he is, and be that he is?
-
My time in New York really clarified things for me. I thought, 'What could I do with my life that would give it meaning?' And writing was that for me.
-
My stepfather was a military man: he was in the Air Force. Reserve. You thought he'd seen front-line action, but he was stationed in Cleveland.
-
It is clear we can make reforms to better ensure we are giving law enforcement all of the tools they need while maintaining the appropriate safeguards to protect the very freedoms we cherish.
-
I just am trans. That's just the way it is. I knew this as a child. But I was told that because I expressed femininity in a boy's body, I needed to be silent about it. To be ashamed. That led to isolation, which then made it easier for me to be prey to a predator in my own home.
-
Successful people do what others know they should do but will not. To become a success, or just be more successful, you will do what average, less-motivated people will not.
