Emotions are not a choice. Behavior is. Mark Manson
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. Lao Tzu
A strong leader avoids becoming over-confident to the point of impaired judgment. Daniel Lubetzky
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are
born – that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts
that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not.
That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather
than born. Warren Bennis
If I won’t be myself, who will? Alfred Hitchcock
Fear is a useless emotion. Don’t ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Michelle Obama
Whether you come from a council estate or a country
estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and
fortitude. Michelle Obama
Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. Michelle Obama
It’s time you realized that you have something in you
more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make
you dance like a puppet. Marcus Aurelius
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. Carl von Clausewitz
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. Ray Kroc
Know your core competencies and focus on being great at them. Mark Cuban
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
Life is essentially an endless series of problems. The solution to one problem is merely the creation of another. Mark Manson
You and everyone you know are going to be dead soon. And
in the short amount of time between here and there, you have a limited
amount of fucks to give. Very few, in fact. And if you go around giving a
fuck about everything and everyone without conscious thought or choice –
well, then you’re going to get fucked. Mark Manson
To be authentic is literally to be your own author, to
discover your own native energies and desires, and then to find your own
way of acting on them. Warren Bennis
The most important quality in a leader is integrity: doing the right thing even when it’s hard. Mary Barry (GM)
Every leader has the responsibility to hone his or her
integrity. Many times, there are integrity traps that have a tendency to
catch well-meaning leaders off guard. Travis Bradberry
Being a leader requires being confident enough in your
own decisions and those of your team to own them when they fail. The
very best leaders take the blame but share the credit. Travis Bradberry
Everybody’s got a past. The past does not equal the future unless you live there. Tony Robbins
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. Kurt Vonnegut
When I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am. Michelle Obama
Just be true to yourself, don’t try to put on airs and graces or pretend to be something your not. Gordon Tredgold
People who succeed at the highest level are not lucky; they’re doing something differently than everyone else. Tony Robbins
When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier. Roy E. Disney
The most fulfilled and effective people I know –
world-famous creatives, billionaires, thought leaders, and more – look
at their life’s journey as perhaps 25 percent finding themselves and 75
percent creating themselves. Tim Ferriss
If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint,’
then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van
Gogh
Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Barbara Corcoran
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford
Trust the still, small voice that says, ‘this might work and I’ll try it’. Diane Mariechild
You don’t have to show people how successful you are. Martin Yan
What would you like the most on your tombstone? ‘She/he was famous’ or ‘she/he was a kind and loving friend’? Maxime Lagacé
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go! Dr. Seuss
No-one knows what he can do until he tries. Publilius Syrus
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in
yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and
duplicate it. Bruce Lee
Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before. Bonnie Blair
The most important aspect of my personality as far as
determining my success goes; has been my questioning conventional
wisdom, doubting experts and questioning authority. While that can be
painful in your relationships with your parents and teachers, it’s
enormously useful in life. Larry Ellison
You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. A.A. Milne
Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Be silly, be honest, be kind. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from doing what you can do. John Wooden
Give the world the best you have, and the best will come to you. Madeline Bridge
Fall seven times, stand up eight. Japanese Saying
Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning. Diane Ackerman
Don’t expect your friend to be a perfect person. But,
help your friend to become a perfect person. That is true friendship!
Mother Teresa
It doesn’t matter how slowly you go – as long as you don’t stop! Confucius
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person
with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts. Albert
Einstein
If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. Roald Dahl
No kid is unsmart. Every kid’s a genius at something. Our job is to find it. And then encourage it. Robin Sharma
Why fit in when you were born to stand out? Dr. Seuss
“A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.”
“Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is you
don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can
accomplish! And what your potential is.” – Anne Frank
“Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not
imagine, not obsess. Just breathe and have faith that everything will
work out for the best.”
“When you feel like you’re drowning in life, don’t worry – your Lifeguard walks on water.”
“Never let a bad situation bring out the worst in you. Choose to stay
positive and be the strong person that God created you to be!”
“You’re not going to master the rest of your life in one day. Just relax. Master the day. Then just keep doing that every day.”
“Sometimes when you are in a dark place you think you have been buried, but actually you have been planted.”
“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged for I am your
God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my
victorious right hand.”
“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember
how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the
battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome.”
“In case you forgot to remind yourself this morning: Your butt is
perfect. Your smile lights up the room. Your mind is insanely cool. You
are way more than enough. And you are doing an amazing job at life.”
“Sometimes it takes an overwhelming breakdown to have an undeniable breakthrough.”
“You are stronger than you know. More capable than you ever dreamed. And you are loved more than you could possibly imagine.”
“Soon, when all is well, you’re going to look back on this period of
your life and be so glad that you never gave up.” – Brittany Burgunder
“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go. Just remember
how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the
battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome.”
“Someday everything will make perfect sense. So for now laugh at the
confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that
everything happens for a reason.”
“Just be yourself. Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, quirky, weird, beautiful, magical person you are.”
“God changes caterpillars into butterflies, sand into pearls and coal
into diamonds using time and pressure. He’s working on you too.”
“It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever –
the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.” –
Vince Lombardi
"The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman."
"I sing to the realists. People who accept it like it is."
"If a song’s about
something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good.
But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s
what soul is all about."
"I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome."
"Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift."
"Being the Queen is
not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has
much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions
to your community and your civic contributions as well."
"Music does a lot of
things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you
right back, it’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening."
"We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right."
"Sometimes, what you’re looking for is already there."
"People really don’t have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you."
"You cannot define a
person on just one thing. You can’t just forget all these wonderful and
good things that a person has done because one thing didn’t come off the
way you thought it should come off."
"Who hasn’t had a weight issue? If not the body, certainly the big head!"
"I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage."
" Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off."
"It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I’ve done my job."
"I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like."
"Everybody wants respect. In their own way, three-year-olds would like respect, and acknowledgment, in their terms"
"The love of my life? I’m much too young to answer that question."
"What is auto-tune? I don’t even know what auto-tune is."
""Don’t say Aretha is making a comeback, because I’ve never been away!"
