Despite being what would now be called a deprived child in a one parent family, I did not grow up with an urge to smash windows or to bash old ladies over the head in order to steal handbags.
Nobody ever remembers who finished second at anything.
Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.
Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself.
Pursue what you love, what you are passionate about. Don't let somebody else dictate your life's path.
Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.
Confidence is believing in your own ability, knowing what you have to do to win. My confidence was developed through preparation.
to love is to risk, not being loved in return. to hope is to risk pain. to try is to risk failure. but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in my life is to risk nothing.
The child knows only that he engages in play because it is enjoyable. He isn't aware of his need to play--a need which has its source in the pressure of unsolved problems. Nor does he know that his pleasure in playing comes from a deep sense of well-being that is the direct result of feeling in control of things, in contrast to the rest of his life, which is managed by his parents or other adults.
I know how to smile, I know how to laugh, I know how to play. But I know how to do these things only after I have fulfilled my mission.
It is only when we pray for something according to the will of God that we have the promise of being heard and answered.