“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”
“Excuses will always be there for you, opportunity won’t.”
“The future depends on what you do today.”
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.”
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
“Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.”
“The greatest gift you can give someone is your time because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.”
“Why do they always teach us that it’s easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It’s the hardest thing in the world to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage. I mean, what we really want.”
“Don’t feel sorry for yourself, only assholes do that.”
“Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy.”
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
“If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.”
“Either you run the day, or the day runs you.”
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.”
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”
“Don’t let rejection create self-doubt. The founder of Starbucks was turned down by 217 of the 242 investors he initially spoke with.”
“Play to your strengths. If you aren’t great at something, do more of what you’re great at.