An affirmation is a strong, positive statement that something is already so.
They say reach for the stars and you will get to the moon. I say reach for yourself and you will get to the stars.
Politics without principles, Education without character, Science without humanity, and Commerce without morality are not only useless, but also positively dangerous.
Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
For me exercise is more than just physical, it’s therapeutic.
Success is processional. It's the result of a series of small disciplines that lead us into habitual patterns of success that no longer require consistent will or effort.
I just put my feet in the ground and move them around.
Ideas are merely sensations imprinted deep inside us. . . Like attracts like. . . There is great wisdom in the subconscious mind. If you begin to work with it, it can be of tremendous benefit to you and serve as an excellent reservoir of knowledge.
What you need to know about the next piece is contained in the last piece. The place to learn about your materials is in the last use of your materials. The place to learn about your execution is in your execution. Put simply, your work is your guide: a complete, comprehensive, limitless reference book on your work.
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.
Tomorrow and plans for tomorrow can have no significance at all unless you are in full contact with the reality of the present, since it is in the present and only in the present that you live. There is no other reality than present reality, so that, even if one were to live for endless ages, to live for the future would be to miss the point everlastingly.
Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.
Rhythm is born in all of us. To be a desirable dancing partner, you don't have to do all the intricate fancy steps that happen to be in vogue. All you have to do is be a good average dancer, and anybody who spends the time and effort can accomplish this.
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
I made a list of the happiest periods in my life, and I realized that none of them involved money. I realized that building stuff and being creative and inventive made me happy. connecting with a friend and talking through the entire night until the sun rose made me happy. Trick-or-treating in middle school with a group of my closest friends made me happy. Pickles made me happy.
You don't win by being good. You win with hard work and sacrifice. Without that, skill is just potential.
You really do learn by example. . . Especially women, sometimes we think somebody's going to rescue us, or somebody's going to teach us how to do it, when in fact we have to understand that the biggest resource we have is inside of ourselves. I know that I can count on me to take care of me. That's a very important thing to know.
If you want to play the game and win, you've got to play 'full out. ' You've got to be willing to feel stupid, and you've got to be willing to try things that might not work - and if they don't work, be willing to change your approach. Otherwise, how could you innovate, how could you grow, how could you discovery who you really are?
The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life.
