“Truth becomes untruth if uttered by your enemy” – George Orwell It’s always possible” And guess what? It is, so be kind! 11. Reminds me somewhat of the Dalia Lama quote “Be kind whenever possible. “There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness” – Han Suyin If you can’t laugh (without being snide) at yourself, then don’t laugh at others. “You grow up the day you have your first real laugh–at yourself ” - Ethel Barrymore It seems to me that too many people spend too long, trying to live up to, or create a reputation, rather than being themselves. I think this quote is more relevant now than it’s ever been with the explosion of Social Media. “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are” – John Wooden. “If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present” – Franz BoasĪmazing huh? I was under the impression from media and the like that there were entire countries of slack-jawed morons unable to tie their shoe laces without falling over. Don’t! In fact encourage them to let their imaginations run wild. I suspect things have changed somewhat these days, but this quote is aimed directly at parents and teachers who tell thier kids to stop day dreaming. “All men of action are dreamers” – James Huneker Sheer brilliance because when you think about it, those are the only two sensible options open to you. If you can’t change it, change your attitude” – Maya Angelou Embrace change, embrace discomfort because if you don’t, you’re screwed. That’s why this blog was originally called The Discomfort Zone, because it’s almost impossible to change without going through some discomfort. “Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts” – Arnold Bennett Sometimes we just have bad ideas that need dumping. Sometimes we have to accept that we are on the wrong path and no amount of forging forward will help. This may almost seem anti-motivational, but it really isn’t.
There’s no point in being a damn fool about it” – W. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
You know that, right? Trying and failing sucks, but never trying because you were scared of failure sucks about a gazillion times more. Not to have tried is the true failure” – George Edward Woodberry Too many people when coming under attack crumble when instead they could view that attack/criticism as a way to grow and mature and come back stronger. “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him” – David Brinkley Now of course I realize that you may well have heard of one or two, but I genuinely hadn’t (except one), so please don’t give me a hard time or point out that you knew 18 out of 20 and thus I’m a philistine and deserve a damn good thrashing.
As I was trawling some quotes the other day it struck me how many amazing ones there were that I’d never heard before and I thought it would be cool to collate the best for your perusal.
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