Quotation Collection

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. James Michener

• persistence
• character

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. William Faulkner

• persistence
• initiative

That which we persist in doing becomes easier - not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased. Ralph Waldo Emerson

• persistence

I believe that correct principles are natural laws, and that God, the Creator and Father of us all, is the source of them, and also the source of our conscience. I believe that to the degree people live by this inspired conscience, they will grow to fulfill their natures; to the degree that they do not, they will not rise above the animal plane. Stephen Covey

• principle
• self improvement
• conscience

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Teilhard de Chardin

• religion

Principles are natural laws that are external to us and that ultimately control the consequences of our actions. Values are internal and subjective and represent that which we feel strongest about in guiding our behavior. Stephen Covey

• values
• cause and effect
• principle

Everyone has values; even criminal gangs have values. Values govern people's behavior but principles govern the consequences of those behaviors. Stephen Covey

• principle
• values

This is the source.

Humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves to principles. Pride says that we are in control, and since our values govern our behavior, we can simply do life our way. Stephen Covey

• humility
• principle

Money, to some extent, sometimes lets you be in more interesting environments. But it can't change how many people love you or how healthy you are. Warren Buffett

• health
• love
• money

Every positive change in your life begins with a clear, unequivocal decision that you are going to either do something or stop doing something. Brian Tracy

• decisiveness
• self improvement

When Nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. Ralph Waldo Emerson

• genius

In my experience, any virtue translated into action leads almost invariably to positive results. Brian Tracy

• action
• virtue

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the "me" for the "we." Phil Jackson

• teamwork
• coaching

This is the source.

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. Herbert Spencer

• responsibility

Successful people always begin the analysis of constraints by asking the question, "What is it in me that is holding me back?" They accept complete responsibility for their lives and look to themselves for both the cause and cure of their problems. Brian Tracy

• responsibility

Whenever there is a lot of the taxpayers' money around, politicians are going to find ways to spend it that will increase their chances of getting re-elected by giving goodies to voters. Thomas Sowell

• politicians
• government
• politics

Success isn’t about money or reputation or possessions or anything like that. Success is a decision. That’s all. Success is deciding what you really, truly want and committing yourself to getting it. If you’re making progress toward your desires, you’re successful. Steve Pavlina

• success

In order to succeed in life, you have to make two decisions. First, you must decide what you really want. You have to get in touch with your truest, deepest desires, reaching the point where you're able to tune out anyone who would reject you for wanting what you want. Desire must be all the reason you need. Secondly, you must decide that you and you alone will make it happen no matter what. Steve Pavlina

• success

One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary. Ayn Rand

• economics
• government
• capitalism

He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. Albert Einstein

• uniqueness

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish. Sam Walton

• management
• confidence
• self esteem
• leadership

Coincidence is just God’s way of staying anonymous. Anonymous

• God

A man's true delight is to do the things he was made for. Marcus Aurelius

• purpose

This is the source.