The simple-hearted and sincere never do more than half deceive themselves.
I keep going till that pain says hello to me. I don't say goodbye until that pain says hello. That's a good set.
In life, it's not the genetic guy who wins or the guy with the most potential who wins; it's the person with the greatest perseverance who wins. Always be willing to get up and go at it again and again. That's the guy who has his hands raised later in life. That's the guy you guys need to be.
The difference between a winner and a loser - they both failed, but the winner gets back up and does it again and again until it goes his way.
You are what you do repeatedly every day. If excellence is something you're striving for, then it's not an accident. It's a habit.
Success doesn’t know these things about cold or early or tired. It just knows if you showed up or not.
Why cry about missed opportunities when you have the ability to smile at opportunities lived? The past has created who you are NOW, where we learn and grow from the past, never resting upon previous achievements or allowing past failure to paralyze us in our current endeavor. All that was has created us to be the best we currently are for our greatest hour is about to arise!
Liberals don't ask 'Does it work?' They ask 'Does it equalize?'
This gathered worship, as Quakers call it, is not only absence of noise. Gathered worship springs from the reverent, silent expectation that God will come among the people. The silence deepens as we feel ourselves drawn beautifully to God and each other. Our hearts and souls burst with thanksgiving-a thanksgiving best expressed by silence. Silence growing from awe is the natural human response to hints of the Divine.
Don't be so damned discouraging," said Wimsey. "I have already carefully explained to you that this time I am investigating this business. Anybody would think you had no confidence in me. " "People have been wrongly condemned before now. " "Exactly; simply because I wasn't there. " "I never thought of that.
A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.