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Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Instruction for life: Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
I just enjoyed bar mitzvahs as a kid, and there was this company in the Detroit area where I grew up, and I think they recruited me as a party dancer - you know, like, you dance around and pass out glow sticks. I quickly rose in the ranks and, within a year, became an emcee, which was kind of unheard of.
— James Wolk
My role model was Sachin Tendulkar as a kid. I feel very proud that I have been able to follow his footsteps and become a UNICEF ambassador like him.
— Hima Das
Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.
— Brian Tracy
Men can comfortably claim credit for what they do as long as they don't veer into arrogance. For women, taking credit comes at a real social and professional cost.
— Sheryl Sandberg
The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater the fruit a trees bears, the greater the number of stones thrown at it.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
A star earns the right to shine the day it is born.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Excellence in obscurity is better than mediocrity in the spotlight.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The 7 Steps to Transformation:1. Dream it.2. Envision it.3. Think it.4. Grow it.5. Become it.6. Live it.7. OWN it.
— Germany Kent