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Business
Keep your head up. God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.
My favorite things in life don’t cost any money
My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.
You will never reach your destination if…
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.
You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak
You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.
My favorite things in life don’t cost any money.
My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.
Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk
Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it’s starting a new business, whether it’s leaving home, whether it’s getting married, or whether it’s flying into space.
There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas
There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts
You can’t learn to be an entrepreneur by reading a book.
You can’t learn to be an entrepreneur by reading a book. You can only find out by giving it a try.
Love what you do and do what you love
Love what you do and do what you love, otherwise you will become unhappy and self-defeating.
Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital
Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital so that you can do more of it and move forward with it.
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.
The one person who can make your business succeed is not an investor or even a mentor, it is you.
The one person who can make your business succeed is not an investor or even a mentor, it is you.
If your dreams don’t scare you they are too small.
If your dreams don’t scare you they are too small.
The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all
The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.
Pure perseverance
I’m convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me
Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful…that’s what matters to me
Comfort & Loss
Whether an illness affects your heart, your arm, or your brain, it’s still an illness, and there shouldn’t be any distinction. We would never tell someone with a broken leg that they should stop wallowing and get it together. We don’t consider taking medication for an ear infection something to be ashamed of. We shouldn’t treat mental health conditions any differently. Instead, we should make it clear that getting help isn’t a sign of weakness—it’s a sign of strength—and we should ensure that people can get the treatment they need.
You will survive and you will find purpose in the chaos. Moving on doesn’t mean letting go.
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tell us to tell each other right now that we love each other.
Be the things you loved most about the people who are gone.”
If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.
Perhaps they are not the stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.
An eternal memory…until we meet again: Those special memories will always bring a smile if only I could have you back for just a little while. Then we could sit and talk again just like we used to do, you always meant so very much and always will do too. The fact that you’re no longer here will always cause me pain, but you’re forever in my heart until we meet again.
What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.
When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure
Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day…unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear.
The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to
Bereavement is the sharpest challenge to our trust in God; if faith can overcome this, there is no mountain which it cannot remove.
What if everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for?
What if everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for?
Say not in grief that they are gone, but give thanks that they were yours
Say not in grief that they are gone, but give thanks that they were yours
Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.
Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey
Family
Faith, family, and friends
When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.
Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family.
Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family.
All the greatest virtues
There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained.
Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.
Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.
What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.
What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.
Friendship
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.
Don’t make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.
A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.
Friendship is all about trusting each other, helping each other, loving each other and being crazy together.
Life isn’t about having a thousand friends, it’s about finding the very few right ones you need.
People inspire you, or they drain you. Pick them wisely.
A true friend is someone
“A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.”
Think of those extra special people.
From the time you were very little, you’ve had people who have smiled you into smiling, people who have talked you into talking, sung you into singing, loved you into loving. Let’s take some time to think of those extra special people.
Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.
Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.
Humanity
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.”
Never apologize for having high standards
Never apologize for having high standards. People who really want to be in your life will rise up to meet them.
It is preoccupation with possession
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
Take some time to think of those extra special people
From the time you were very little, you’ve had people who have smiled you into smiling, people who have talked you into talking, sung you into singing, loved you into loving. Let’s take some time to think of those extra special people.
The soul is awakened through service
The soul is awakened through service.
Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular
Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
Think of those extra special people.
From the time you were very little, you’ve had people who have smiled you into smiling, people who have talked you into talking, sung you into singing, loved you into loving. Let’s take some time to think of those extra special people.
The soul is awakened through service.
The soul is awakened through service.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is…
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?”
Imagine this: a nation that is set up with individual families that are thriving
Imagine this: a nation that is set up with individual families that are thriving, that are healthy, that communicate, that raise their children in love, have a better rate of becoming better human beings and that’s what we need to create.
Black men, it starts with you, it’s done man, we can’t be trash no more. We have to be better. Black lives have always mattered. We have always been important. We have always meant something. We have always succeeded regardless. And now is the time. I ain’t waiting.
One day our descendants will think it incredible
One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.
I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?
Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?
Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.
Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.
The way to heal society of its violence
It is clear that the way to heal society of its violence . . . and lack of love is to replace the pyramid of domination with the circle of equality and respect
It belongs to the very substance of nonviolence never to destroy or damage another person’s feeling of self worth
It belongs to the very substance of nonviolence never to destroy or damage another person’s feeling of self worth, even an opponent’s.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.
If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.
This is the most basic kind of peace work
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work
A loving person lives in a loving world
A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror
The ultimate measure of a person
The ultimate measure of a person is not where one stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where one stands in times of challenge and controversy.
No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger than its weakest people
No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger than its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise.
The beauty of anti-racism
The beauty of anti-racism is that you don’t have to pretend to be free of racism to be an anti-racist. Anti-racism is the commitment to fight racism wherever you find it, including in yourself. And it’s the only way forward.
None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin
None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.
It is not our differences that divide us
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences
In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist. We must be anti-racist.
In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist. We must be anti-racist.
An eye for an eye makes the world blind.
An eye for an eye makes the world blind.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness #blacklivesmatter
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Hating each other because of
Hating each other because of their colour is wrong and it doesn’t matter which colour does the hating. It’s just wrong.
If tolerance, respect and equity
If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.
I have a dream that
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Inspirational
We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.
The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
Light tomorrow with today
Light tomorrow with today.
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.
Once you choose hope, anything’s possible
Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you can never see the shadow
Keep your face to the sunshine and you can never see the shadow.
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
You wanna fly, you got to give up the (stuff) that weighs you down
You wanna fly, you got to give up the (stuff) that weighs you down.
A person is the product of their dreams
A person is the product of their dreams. So make sure to dream great dreams. And then try to live your dream.
Sing the song that only you can sing
Sing the song that only you can sing, write the book that only you can write, build the product that only you can build… live the life that only you can live.
Set the world on fire.
Be who you were created to be and you will set the world on fire.
You have to be willing to look like an idiot
You have to be willing to look like an idiot in the short term to look like a genius in the long term.
You wanna fly, you got to give up the (stuff) that weighs you down.
You wanna fly, you got to give up the (stuff) that weighs you down.
What if everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for?
What if everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for?
The great man creates.
The mediocre man consumes. The ordinary man seeks. The great man creates. The superior man does the right thing.
Sing the song that only you can sing
Sing the song that only you can sing, write the book that only you can write, build the product that only you can build… live the life that only you can live.
If you are always trying to be normal
If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
Be who you were created to be
Be who you were created to be and you will set the world on fire.
Success is not final, failure
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Love & Relationships
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.
When it’s time for souls to meet, there’s nothing on earth that can prevent them from meeting
When it’s time for souls to meet, there’s nothing on earth that can prevent them from meeting, no matter where each may be located. When two hearts are meant for each other, no distance is too far, no time is too long, and no other love can break them apart.
Someone will walk into your life
One day, someone will walk into your life and make you see why it never worked out with anyone else.
There are two kinds of sparks
There are two kinds of sparks, the one that goes off with a hitch like a match, but it burns quickly. The other is the kind that needs time, but when the flame strikes… it’s eternal, don’t forget that.
We cannot decide to love
We cannot decide to love. We cannot compel anyone to love us. There’s no secret recipe, only love itself. And we are at its mercy; there’s nothing we can do.
My heart might be bruised
My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more. It’s happened before, it will happen again, I’m sure. When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive. I’ll find love again.
The beginning of love
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find it them.
Your task is not to seek love
Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.
When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.
Motivation & Success
Believe you can and you’re halfway there
Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
Champions keep playing until they get it right
Champions keep playing until they get it right.
Failure hurts but passes quickly
Failure hurts but passes quickly. Regret hurts forever.
You wanna fly, you got to give up the (stuff) that weighs you down
You wanna fly, you got to give up the (stuff) that weighs you down.
You wanna fly, you got to give up the (stuff) that weighs you down.
You wanna fly, you got to give up the (stuff) that weighs you down.
Sing the song that only you can sing
Sing the song that only you can sing, write the book that only you can write, build the product that only you can build… live the life that only you can live.
If you are always trying to be normal
If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.
Be who you were created to be
Be who you were created to be and you will set the world on fire.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts
If you are working on
If you are working on something that you really care about, You don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.
It’s not whether you get
It’s not whether you get knocked down, It’s whether you get up.
Spiritual
Never apologize for having high standards
Never apologize for having high standards. People who really want to be in your life will rise up to meet them.
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
The soul is awakened through service
The soul is awakened through service.
Love the sinner and hate the sin
Love the sinner and hate the sin.
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
A person is the product of their dreams.
So make sure to dream great dreams. And then try to live your dream.
The soul is awakened through service.
The soul is awakened through service.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is…
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?”
Love the sinner and hate the sin.
Love the sinner and hate the sin.
Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.
Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.
The desire to reach hearts is wise
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
Do not be afraid; I am with you all the time, listening and seeing
Do not be afraid; I am with you all the time, listening and seeing
If you are grateful, I will give you more
If you are grateful, I will give you more
Do what is beautiful
Do what is beautiful. Allah loves those who do what is beautiful.
Wisdom
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.
People inspire you, or they drain you. Pick them wisely.
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing
To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
Do what you can, where you are, with what you have
Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.
Numbing the pain for a while will only make it worse when you finally feel it
Numbing the pain for a while will only make it worse when you finally feel it.
A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there
A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.
Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life
Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him
I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
If you are living for the weekend you are already dead
If you are living for the weekend you are already dead.
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak
You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.
My favorite things in life don’t cost any money
My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.
The great man creates
The mediocre man consumes. The ordinary man seeks. The great man creates. The superior man does the right thing.
You have to be willing to look like an idiot
You have to be willing to look like an idiot in the short term to look like a genius in the long term.
Don’t feel entitled
Don’t feel entitled to anything you didn’t sweat and struggle for.
If you are living for the weekend you are already dead.
If you are living for the weekend you are already dead.
You will never reach your destination if…
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.
Great things are not accomplished by…
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
A person is the product of their dreams.
So make sure to dream great dreams. And then try to live your dream.
You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak
You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.
My favorite things in life don’t cost any money.
My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.
Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.
Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.
The great man creates.
The mediocre man consumes. The ordinary man seeks. The great man creates. The superior man does the right thing.
The desire to reach hearts is wise
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
The pessimist sees difficulty In
The pessimist sees difficulty In every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.