Motivational Quotes
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One of the most important lessons that experience teaches is that, on the whole, success depends more upon character than upon either intellect or fortune.
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If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.
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I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone.
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The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber.
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I believe that good things come to those who work.
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If you intend to be of assistance, your eye is not upon the trouble but upon the assistance, and that is quite different. When you are looking for a solution, you are feeling positive emotion, but when you are looking at a problem, you are feeling negative emotion.
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Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.
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The sweaty players in the game of life always have more fun than the supercilious spectators.
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You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
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Would anybody be offended if we gave a $150 million bonus to Gandhi? How about a $250 million bonus to Mother Teresa? Do we have an issue with that? None at all. None at all. Great leaders would never sacrifice the people to save the numbers. They would sooner sacrifice the numbers to save the people.
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You will never be able to truly step inside another person, to see the world as he sees it, until you develop the pure desire, the strength of personal character, and the positive Emotional Bank Account, as well as the empathetic listening skills to do it.
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You are younger today than you will ever be again. Make use of it for the sake of tomorrow.
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When a leader makes the choice to put the safety and lives of the people inside the organization first, to sacrifice their comforts and sacrifice the tangible results, so that the people remain and feel safe and feel like they belong, remarkable things happen.
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You always pass failure on the way to success.
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I do believe that one way to bring cultures together, to develop trust between people and countries and religions, is through education. And through music and art and basketball and activities and joys that people share worldwide, regardless of ethnic background or religious orientation.
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We in the richest societies have too many calories even as we starve for beautiful, fresh food; we have overly large houses but lack spaces that truly embody our individuality and connectedness; media surround us everywhere while we starve for authentic communication. We are offered entertainment every second of the day but lack the chance to play. In the ubiquitous world of money, we hunger for all that is intimate, personal and unique.
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Throughout my career, I fed off the fuel of people not being able to understand me.
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Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won.
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The way to get ahead is to start now.
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When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.
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One of the finest beliefs I developed years ago that helped me to enjoy all of my life experience was the idea that there are no bad experiences, that no matter what I go through in life - whether it's a challenging experience or a pleasurable one - every experience provides me something of value if I look for it.
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Team members who feel threatened but who are not aware of it become rigid - and that stops teamwork.
