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Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.
“When you’re screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they’ve given up on you.”
The brick walls are there for a reason. They’re not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.
“...The brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something.
die; he has to live. And he responds: “I already did that.”
courting
Time must be explicitly managed, like money.
“It doesn’t matter how well you polish the underside of the banister.”
Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.
chutzpah,
Earnest
abhorred
reprimand.
aura
fathom.
Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won’t make us happier.
revelation
dynamics
rudimentary
clichés.
EXPERIENCE IS what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.
Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.
A lot
of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.
As I see it, if you work more hours than somebody else, during those hours you learn more about your craft. That can make you more efficient, more able, even happier. Hard work is like compou...
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Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I feel badly that I hurt you. 3) How do I make this better?
them: “That’s not something you can control, so don’t let it
eat at you.”
It’s interesting, the secrets you decide to reveal at the end of your life.
Ask those questions. Just ask them. More often than you’d suspect, the answer you’ll get is, “Sure.”
“Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone.”
enthusiasm
“It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.”
