I want to remind the new generation about the power of old school romance.
When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t just talk about the princes of greed. He said, ‘Look, here’s what happened.’
I’ll never, ever be full. I’ll always be hungry. Obviously, I’m not talking about food. Growing up, I had nothing for such a long time. Someone told me a long time ago, and I’ve never forgotten it, ‘Once you’ve ever been hungry, really, really hungry, then you’ll never, ever be full.’
Live your life to its fullest potential and don’t really care too much about what other people think of you.
Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.
Spirituality is not a formula; it is not a test. It is a relationship. Spirituality is not about competency; it is about intimacy. Spirituality is not about perfection; it is about connection. The way of the spiritual life begins where we are now in the mess of our lives.
To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.
My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don’t think about it, I just have it.
Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.
I’ve always believed that success for anyone is all about drive, dedication, and desire, but for me, it’s also been about confidence and faith.
It’s a wonderful world. You can’t go backwards. You’re always moving forward. It’s the wonderful part about life. And that’s terrific.
I don’t like to commit myself about heaven and hell – you see, I have friends in both places.
I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.
When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.
I’ve never met an animal I didn’t like, and I can’t say the same thing about people.
There never is a good time for tough decisions. There will always be an election or something else. You have to pick courage and do it. Governance is about taking tough, even unpopular, decisions.
Every kid goes through puberty, wondering what to do about girls and struggling with homework, and every adult has been through that.
All we have is today. Just live it. We don’t know about tomorrow. So, enjoy the day. Love yourself, and spread love around.
Mindset is important, I should always think about finishing games from any position.
We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.
There is beauty in our roots. Sometimes we think our roots are shameful, and people tell you that you’re no good or your ancestors are no good or that you come from a neighborhood of no hope and terrible crime. But it’s about the beauty of those places, and I carry that with me.
Most people live in a myth and grow violently angry if anyone dares to tell them the truth about themselves.
There are a number of women who have brought about immense change in society.
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It’s a way of life for me.
It doesn’t pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, then he’ll do a heap of thinking about the things you didn’t say.
Football is about sacrifice, dedication, a lot of work, and friendship off the pitch.
The most propagandistic element of ‘Frozen’ was the transformation of the prince at the beginning of the story, who was a perfectly good guy, into a villain with no character development whatsoever about three-quarters of the way to the ending.
Behaving like a princess is work. It’s not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It’s more about how you are inside.
I don’t think about art when I’m working. I try to think about life.
Being an emcee onstage is mostly about crowd control, about monitoring energy levels.
Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.
It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don’t regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn’t save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I’m not naive, and I don’t romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job.
A woman’s perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.
We’ve got to map all of our ancient history before it’s gone because, let’s face it, if we don’t have a common heritage to share, something to get excited about, then what are we living for?
That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
That’s the good thing about being president, I can do whatever I want.
People always talk about how time flies; it’s become sort of a colloquialism now. You don’t really understand it until you reach your late 30s and early 40s – and I’m sure time will move even faster as I get older.
I feel there is something unexplored about woman that only a woman can explore.
Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That’s truly about the game, and in some ways that’s about life too.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.
I never worry about action, but only inaction.
Why should I care about posterity? What’s posterity ever done for me?
The secret of my success is that I make other people money. And, never ever, ever, ever be ashamed about trying to earn as much as possible for yourself, if the person you’re working with is also making money. That’s life!
I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
It’s about respect and the morals and the value of life. And treat people how you want to be treated. That’s the biggest thing I was brought up on from my parents.
As the world becomes a more digital place, we cannot forget about the human connection.
I don’t care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead.
Succeeding in business is not just about making money.
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
A loser doesn’t know what he’ll do if he loses, but talks about what he’ll do if he wins, and a winner doesn’t talk about what he’ll do if he wins, but knows what he’ll do if he loses.
Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.
Everything for me is either a learn or a win. I just keep moving forward, and that’s about it, honestly.
I’m confident to say that if you want to grow in a profession, consistency is the key… I’m strict about my work goals and training.
The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You’re in a conversation and everybody’s agreeing with what you’re saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don’t want to hear.
When I look at ‘Fallen Angels,’ I realize it is not a film that is truly about Hong Kong. It’s more like my Hong Kong fantasy. I want Hong Kong to be quiet, with less people.
You grow up a bit damaged or broken then you have some success but you don’t know how to feel good about the work you’re doing or the life you’re leading.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
There is a painful joke that Europeans often tell of their Gallic neighbors: God created France, the most beautiful country in the world with so much good in it, and ended up feeling guilty about it. He had to do something to make it fair. And so, he created the French people.
It’s about you. If you win, it’s you; if you lose, it’s you. Black and white. Nowhere to hide.
Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery’s shadow or reflection: the fact that you don’t merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief.
Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts are pumping blood, we are a rhythm machine, that’s what we are.
Nobody is bothered about an institution more than its alumni.
The goalkeeper position is not an easy one. You can only speak about it if you are a goalkeeper yourself.
We’re so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it is all about.
The old adage about giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish has been updated by a reader: Give a man a fish and he will ask for tartar sauce and French fries! Moreover, some politician who wants his vote will declare all these things to be among his ‘basic rights.’
