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The major difference between the big shot and the little shot is the big shot is just a little shot who kept on shooting.
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.
Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember ~ the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.
Others can stop you temporarily - you are the only one who can do it permanently.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.
It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.
Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.
Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change.
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing.
There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.
There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.
Through waves and clouds and storms His power will clear your way; Wait for his time; the darkest night Shall end in brightest day.
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
People will never forget how you made them feel.
"Failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition.
Great people are not people who have never fallen down. Greatness has to do with how you get back up.
When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still needs encouragement, but this is true.
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.
Dreams don't work unless you do
Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.
You were created to make somebody else’s life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts.
Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.
Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal.
Having small group once a week gives me a lot of encouragement and accountability. Even though I go to church, I don't really know many people there, but my real community is my small group.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them.
An Airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...
