Rocky Balboa on Winning

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, now go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that! Rocky Balboa

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Salvador Dali on Perfection

Have no fear of perfection. You'll never reach it. Salvador Dali

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Ray Bradbury on Risk

Jump - and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall. Ray Bradbury.

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George W Bush on The American Constitution

Stop throwing the Constitution in my face. It's just a goddamned piece of paper. George W Bush

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Amy Winehouse on Sex

I believe in casual sex.  I know it's sad that I think cheating on people is fine. But I think it's like smoking a spliff. Oops, I've gobbed on myself. Amy Winehouse

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Blaise Pascal on Reason

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing. Blaise Pascal

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Martin Luther King Jr on What Makes a Man

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King Jr

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Bill Nye on Society

Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be.  There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym. Bill Nye

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Marshall McLuhan on Obsolescence

Obsolescence never meant the end of anything, it's juyst the beginning. Marshall McLuhan

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Oscar Wilde on Humanity

We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde

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Matthew Shapiro on Information

Accessing information has never been easier, but sifting through it has never been harder. Matthew Shapiro

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Confucius on Words

Words are the voices of the heart. Confucius

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Darius Dunlap on Listening

To convince anyone of anything you have to start from where they are. This is why listening is the key to influence. Darius Dunlap

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John W Gardner on Life

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser. John W. Gardner

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Jim Rohn on Time

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see. Jim Rohn

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Unknown on Taking Chances

It's impossible said pride.
It's risky said experience.
It's pointless said reason.
Give it a try whispered the heart.
Unknown


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Leo Tolstoy on Change

Everyone thinks about changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy

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Marilyn Monroe on Solitude

I restore myself when I'm alone. Marilyn Monroe

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Rules and procedures may be dumb but they spare you from thinking. Scott Simon.

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Alan Kay on Technology

Technology is anything invented after you were born, everything else is just stuff. Alan Kay

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Seth Godin on Work

Some bosses don't want to hire people who have a vision, a personality and a shtick.  That's Okay.  You don't want to work for them anyway. Seth Godin

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Aesop on Dishonesty

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. Aesop

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Donald Draper on Creativity

You came here because we do this better than you, and part of that is letting our creatives be unproductive until they are. Donald Draper (from Mad Men)

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Chris Lehmann on Work

It is no longer enough to do powerful work if no one sees it. Chris Lehmann

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Unknown on Dreams

If you  never chase your dreams, you'll never catch them.  Unknown

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Charlie Chaplin on Thought

We think too much and feel too little. Charlie Chaplin


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Henry David Thoreau on Writing

Writing your name can lead to writing sentences. And the next thing you'll be doing is writing paragraphs, and then books. And then you'll be in as much trouble as I am! Henry David Thoreau

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Bertrand Russell on Doubt

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. Bertrand Russell


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Ray Bradbury on Travel

Half the fun of the travel is the esthetic of lostness. Ray Bradbury

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John Dewey on Thought

We only think when we are confronted with problems. John Dewey

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Unknown on Beliefs

Stand up for what you believe in, even if you are the only one standing. Unknown

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Ralph Waldo Emerson on Nature

Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Peter Pan on Death

To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan (via the pen of JM Barrie)

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Michael Corleone on Enemies

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement.  Michael Corleone

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William Gibson on The Future

The Future is here. It's just not even distributed. William Gibson


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John F Kennedy on Making a Difference

One person can make a difference, and everyone should try. John F Kennedy

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Rabindranath Tagore on Learning

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. Rabindranath Tagore

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Jodi Picoult on Compatability

..it was easy to believe that they'd been made with each other in mind. Jodi Picoult

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George Scialabba on Imagination

Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun. George Scialabba

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Clint Eastwood on Fame

I've actually had people come up to me and ask me to autograph their guns. Clint Eastwood

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Tim Hansel on Pain

Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional. We cannot avoid pain, but we can avoid joy. Tim Hansel


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Chris Lehmann on Education

They should not give us schools plus computers.  They should give us whole new schools.  Chris Lehmann

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Jimi Hendrix on Love

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.  Jimi Hendrix

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Henry Ford on Learning

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Henry Ford

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