Success is following the pattern of life one enjoys most.
Overachievement is aimed at people who want to maximize their potential. And to do that, I insist you throw caution to the wind, ignore the pleas of parents, coaches, spouses, and bosses to be "realistic. " Realistic people do not accomplish extraordinary things because the odds against success stymie them. The best performers ignore the odds. I will show you that instead of limiting themselves to what's probable, the best will pursue the heart-pounding, exciting, really big, difference-making dreams-so long as catching them might be possible.
So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!
A man never rises higher than when he does not know whither his path can still lead him.
Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results.
There is no greater disability in society, than the inability to see a person as more.
The best stuff in life isn't stuff at all. . . relationships, experiences & meaningful work are the staples of a happy life.
Anything which is physically possible can always be made financially possible; money is a bugaboo of small minds.
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.
Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don't see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.
My mom always tells me that. . . Nobody is going to remember you for the great basketball player you are but they will remember you for the character you have off the court and how many lives you're changed.
Find what you love and let it kill you.
He who is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
Music is enough for a lifetime - but a lifetime is not enough for music.
The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities.
I would give everything if I could only keep my family.
So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.
Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.
When Christmas doesn't fit your expectations of what the perfect holiday should be, think about how Joseph and Mary probably didn't think that manger was the perfect place for their child to be born. but look at what a perfect Christmas that turned out to be.
I think anyone who has a passion for what they love to do, and who pursue it, is inspirational for me.