It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights would be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in the Declaration of Independence. . . . I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.
When the occasion is piled high with difficulty, that’s when we must rise with the occasion.
- Topic: Adversity, Commitment, Dedication, Focus
- Location: Lake Tahoe
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.
This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.
Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm!
To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
Surely what a man does when he is in an uncomfortable situation is the best evidence for the sort of man he is.
When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.
Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.
He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.
I dream, I test my dreams against my beliefs, I dare to take risks, and I execute my vision to make those dreams come true.
You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.
I hope someday to have so much of what the world calls success, that people will ask me, “What’s your secret?” and I will tell them, “I just get up again when I fall down.
Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
I did not seek greatness. I only sought to fulfill my duties.
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Football is like life—it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in the state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
We overestimate the event and underestimate the process. Every fulfilled dream occurred because of dedication to a process.
Words are a lens to focus one's mind.
Revenge-seeking minds destroy states, while those seeking reconciliation build nations.
Keep your mind off the things you don’t want by keeping it on the things you do want.
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the now the primary focus of your life.
Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.
As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.
Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionately to their occupancy of your thoughts.
