Quotes and Sayings
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Today, I will share some of the best quotes and sayings I heard or read recently. I hope it inspires, challenges you, and gets you thinking like it made me think. Let's Begin:
“Greatness is not intelligence. Greatness comes from character. And character isn’t formed out of smart people, it’s formed out of people who suffered.” - Jensen Huang
"Change captures our attention because it's surprising and exciting. But behaviors that never change are history's most powerful lessons because they preview what to expect in the future." - Morgan Housel
"People with very high expectations have very low resilience." - Jensen Huang
"Prayer is not an escape from responsibility. It is our response to God's ability." - Unknown
"Compounding is small consistent efforts over time leading to exponential results." - Unknown
"The odds increase, the more you try." - James Clear
Hofstadter’s Law says it always takes longer than you think it’s going to take. Even when you think it’s going to take a long time. And even when you take Hofstadter’s Law into account.
If you want to travel long, you have to travel light. You don't need to have an answer for everything.
"The culmination of love is grief, and yet we love despite the inevitable. We open our hearts to it... To grieve deeply is to have loved fully." - Faye, God of War
"You Always Have The Option of Having No Opinion." - Marcus Aurelius
Test the Rock Before you put your weight on it.
Incentives trump ETHICS
"If you need FINITE answers to INFINITE questions. You're never gonna move." - Madeline L’engle
Do not enter into a relationship or marriage while trying to protect myself. If I do this, I miss out on the greatness of being in true relationship.
"When the heart is allowed to LEAD. It is willing to PAY ANY PRICE. IT NEVER COUNTS THE COST. So, use your MIND." - Kris Langham
Don't reason away the FEAR of GOD. Practicality should never move us away from a healthy RESPECT and FEAR of GOD
Convincing people is not about WHAT IS TRUE. Convincing people is about making them believe what they want to believe.
"Happiness can be defined as a loving spouse, a loving family, good health, good friendship, 8 good hours of sleep, balanced and healthy kids, being a part of something bigger than you aka purpose." - Morgan Housel
When we elect to do one thing, by necessity we choose not to do something else.
"Arguably the most important skill is controlling your attention. This goes beyond merely avoiding distractions. The deeper skill is finding the highest and best use for your time, given what is important to you. More than anything else, controlling your attention is about being able to figure out what you should be working on and identifying what truly moves the needle." - James Clear
“A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.” – Kevin Kelly
Would you rather be the best version of yourself or a decent version of someone else?
"You do not want to coast in life, marriage, career or anything. It is the fullness of the true UP & DOWN Beat that is the true heartbeat of life." - Darleen Santore
"Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an action and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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