The roots of effective leadership lie in simple things, one of which is listening. Listening to someone demonstrates respect; it shows that you value their ideas and are willing to hear them.
I am someone who likes to stay positive.
Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do. . . but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.
I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.
My motto is: I'm alive, so that means I can do anything.
Just believe in yourself. Even if you don't, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.
If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.
On cold December fragrant chaplets blow, And heavy harvests nod beneath the snow.
I belong to this notebook and this pencil.
If you are poor, distinguish yourself by your virtues; if rich, by your good deeds.
The immense profundity of thought in vulgar locutions, like holes dug by generations of ants.