Extraordinary Minds

1. Everything will be ok at the end, if it’s not ok, its not the end
2. Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall top pieces
3. Forgive, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace
4. There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no losses or excuses; only results
5. If you love a flower, don’t pick it up. Because if you pick it up, it dies and ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love’s not about possession. Love is about appreciation.
6. You can give without loving, but you can’t love without giving
7. Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it
8. Nobody cares what you know until they know how much you care
9. Smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
10. Live in such a way that if someone spoke badly of you, nobody would believe it
11. If you make yourself be really happy and excited to see other people, the next time they see you, they’ll be a lot happier and excited to talk and be with you (dogs do this trick)
12. When thing don’t happen right away, just remember it takes 6 months to build a Rolls-Royce and 13 hours to build a Toyota
13. The key to a happy relationship is for you and your partner to believe the relationship is 60/40, not 50/50. Both should give more and expect less
14. If you can’t imagine dropping the mic after the final sentence in your essay or speech, your conclusion needs to be stronger
15. Make a password into a goal of yours so you constantly have to be reminded of it
16. No matter how slow you progress, you’re still ahead of everyone who isn’t trying
17. Be with someone who gives you the same feeling of when you see your food coming at a restaurant
18. Even a correct decision is wrong when it is taken too late
19. You’re 50% more likely to remember something if you speak it outlaid rather than reading it
20. Admit when you’re wrong and shut up when you’re right
21. Never make a permanent decision from a temporary emotion
22. Always under promise and over deliver
23. When thinking about life, remember this: no moment of guilt can change the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future
24. Don’t practice something until you get it right, practice something until you can’t get it wrong
25. if you can’t afford to tip, you can’t afford to go out
26. When you hug someone, always be the last to let go
27. If you aren’t afraid of your ambitions, you are not dreaming big enough
28. Avoid overthinking by focusing on what to do next instead of worrying what you did wrong
29. If you want to know where you’ll be in 5 years from now, look at who you’re hanging out with today
30. The tighter the leash, the further the run when it breaks free
31. One reason people resist change is because they focus on what they have to give up instead of what they will gain
32. Learn to appreciate what you have before time makes you appreciate what you had
33. It’s not about getting more done, it’s about getting the right things done
34. Be grateful for what you have, and work hard for what you don’t have
35. Arguing over text is the worst way to argue because the lack of tone decreases the meaning of the words
36. If you are ever stressed, ask yourself if you will even remember this next year
37. It’s a man’s job to respect a woman, but it’s a woman’s job to give him something to respect
38. If a man does not have sauce, then he is lost. But the same man can get lost in the sauce
39. Comparison is the seed and jealousy is the fruit
40. People don’t care how much you know unless they know how much you care
41. One of the greatest tragedies in life is to lose your own sense of self and accept the version of you that is expected by everyone else
42. We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them
43. Never act on emotion. It clouds judgment
44. Approach a date with the expectation to have fun, not to fall in love. Setting unrealistic expectations will always result in disappointment
45. If you want to be trusted, be honest. If you want to be honest, be true. If you want to be true, be yourself
46. The world is changed by your example, not your opinion
47. You know you’re on the right track once you become uninterested in looking back
48. You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have
49. It isn’t about what the book costs, it’s about how much it will cost you NOT to read it
50. If the whole world was blind, how many people would you impress?
51. There are more people that look back wishing they had done something than there are that wish they didn’t
52. We are very good lawyers for our own mistakes, so even better judges for the mistakes of others
53. You can’t laugh at the same joke again and again, but why do you keep crying over the same thing over and over again
54. Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change
55. Beware of destination addiction: the idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, or with the next partner. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are
56. Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere
57. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails
58. 10% of conflicts are due to difference in opinion and the other 90% are due to tone of voice
59. If we were all forced to wear a warning label, what would yours say? d
60. Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them
61. To join the top 1%, you have to be willing to do what the other 99% wont
62. 2-minute rule: If you see something that needs to be done and can be done within 2 minutes, do it immediately
63. If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place
64. Picture your dream girl. Ask yourself “Am I the type of guy she would want to be with?”
65. The secret to getting what you want is to design an environment that supports it
66. The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It’s not about the circumstance, but rather what you are made of
67. I fear no the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks, but I do fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times
68. Have I not destroyed my enemy when i have made him my friend?
69. The best way to predict the future is to create it
70. pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty
71. Success happens when preparation meets opportunity
72. They drowned you too deep in lust that you started to believe that it was love
73. Suppose this room was dark for over 100 years. How long would it take to light it? Less than one second
74. Set a goal to learn 1000 financials words and you will be far richer than people who don’t use the same words
75. The last thing to grow on a fruit tree is the fruit. Stay patient, what you work for will manifest
76. Asking for small favors from people can make you more likable
77. You can’t see your reflection in boiling water. Similarly, you can’t see the truths in your life in a state of anger
78. The true mark of maturity is when somebody hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of trying to hurt them back
79. On your deathbed, the person you become will meet the person you could have been
80. If you are willing to do more than you are paid to do, eventually, you will be paid to do more than you do
81. Don’t let your ears hear what your eyes didn’t see, and don’t let your mouth say what your heart doesn’t feel
82. Anyone can love a rose, but it takes a lot to love a leaf. It’s ordinary to love the beautiful, but it’s beautiful to love the ordinary
83. PURPOSE
84. Thoughts > words > actions > habits > values > destiny
85. Don’t go broke trying to look rich. Act your wage
86. Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence
87. Being defeated is only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent
88. Confidence isn’t walking into a room thinking you’re better than everyone; it’s walking into a room not having to compare yourself to anyone at all
89. Be picky with who you invest your time in, wasted time is worse than wasted money
90. There are winners, there are losers, and there are people who have not yet learned how to win
91. Surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it within yourselfThe wiseman sees in the misfortune of others so that he knows of what to avoid
92. If it is important, you will find a way. If it isn’t, you will find an excuse
93. Be who you needed when you were younger
94. The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed
95. If you’re offended easily, you’re a bad resource allocator. It’s a waste of energy and attention, which is a greater sin than wasting time
96. If you expect the world to be fair with you because you’re fair, you’re fooling yourself. That’s like expecting a lion not to eat you because you didn’t eat him
97. Giving up on your goal because of one setback is like slashing your other 3 tires because you got one flat
98. Do what is right, not what is easy
99. We can be easily molded into something beautiful when we are soft, flexible, and broken in the good ways. Pride and arrogance are harder to shape
100. It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure
101. Change starts within. If you want to fix your appearance, you don’t adjust the mirror, you adjust yourself
102. Seek counsel, not opinion
103. If you take your best ideas, just give them away. Because, then, people will presume what you’re selling is worth more
104. Everyone has dreams and goals. The difference between a goal and a dream is a goal is a dream with action
105. Success leaves clues. Study people you admire or want to be like
106. Don’t play the role of a wife to a man who isn’t your husband
107. When you focus on problems, you will have more problems. When you focus on opportunities, you will have more progress
108. Don’t burn your opportunities for a temporary comfort
109. The advice you’re getting is only as good as their understanding of the situation
110. Never ask someone if they’re telling the truth. A liar will just keep lying and an honest person will be offended
111. People will remember not what you said, but how you made them feel
113. If the plan doesn’t work. Change the plan, but never the goal
114. It Takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about it, you’ll do things differently
115. Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never met
116. She isn’t always right. She will appreciate you sticking up for yourself. Just don’t be a dick about it
117. You can tell the size of a man by the size of the things that bother them
118. The person who cares least in the relationship has the most control
119. A relationship is like a fart, if you have to force it, it’s probably poop
120. Confidence isn’t “I know she likes me.” Confidence is “I’ll be okay whether she likes me or not”
121. When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new
122. Aim for the same confidence as people who say “Ur cute what’s ur number” on Beyonce’s Instagram and expect an answer
123. People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe
124. If you don’t value your time, neither will others, stop giving away your time and talents – start charging for it
125. Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives
126. If you find yourself constantly trying to prove your worth to someone, you have already forgotten your value
127. The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to change
128. Success is like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. you quit when the gorilla is tired
129. It all begins and ends in your mind. What you give power to, has power over you, if you allow it
130. Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory
131. Make friends who will force you to push yourself up a level
132. If someone corrects you and you feel offended then you have an ego problem
133. You don’t get a cookie for doing stuff you should be doing anyways
134. Someone else is praying for the things you take for granted
135. The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it
136. Habits are the invisible architecture of daily life. We repeat about 40% of our behavior daily, so our habits shape our existence and our future
137. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat
138. If you are consistent, you will get it. If you are persistent, you will keep it
139. After the flames of passion subside, a good relationship becomes a cozy bed of coals that’s much better for roasting marshmellows
140. Peace is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of Christ
141. The secret to getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into smaller manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one
142. The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing
143. Don’t give up what you want most for what you want now
144. Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers
145. It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen
146. Seeing your goals written down in your own handwriting has a powerful effect on your mind
147. You can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pocket
148. If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there
149. A plan is a bridge to your dreams. Your job is to make the plan or bridge real, so that your dreams will become real. If all you do is stand on the side of the bank and dream on the other side, your dreams will forever be just dreams
150. People need to wake up and realize that life doesn’t wait for you. If you want something get up and go after it
151. The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left
152. Your plan should come from logic (your head). But your drive should come from your emotion (your heart)
153. When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you
154. The greatest wisdom of all time is in astutely choosing what not to do with your time
155. In today’s society, looking good and feeling good often trumps doing good and being good. And some people don’t know the difference anymore.
156. Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant
157. When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us
158. Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation, is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show
159. The “nice guy” wants to have sex with the girl, but he thinks he can pretend he doesn’t and is all nice and helpful in hopes the girl will roll over and give it to him
160. I gave you $10, He gave you $20. You felt better just because he gave you more. But he had $200, and all I had was $10
161. There are only 2 days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do, and most live
162. If what you say everyday was tattooed on your body, what would your body show?
163. Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value
164. Until we see what we are, we cannot take steps to become what we should be
165. You can expose your mindset by examining the words in your language and your thoughts
166. Think of the relationships in your life like an army platoon readying for battle. Who are you going to war with?
167. Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school
168. The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough; They are there to stop the other people!
169. We are not doing a favor by serving the customer, the customer is doing us a favor by giving us the opportunity to do so
170. Being nice with the main hope of going to Heaven is the moral equivalent of being nice to a girl just so she’ll sleep with you
171. Procrastination is like masturbation, it feels good at the time, but in the end, you’re just f*****g yourself
172. If you take just one small step towards your goal in real life, it’s a lot ore value than 100 steps you fantasize about in your head
173. Deciding where and when to start is the enemy of starting. You can’t steer a parked car. Pick an option and go
174. The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision
175. Some dream of success while others wake up and work for it
176. You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret to your success is found in your daily routine
177. Too many people confuse being rich or famous with being a leader. Wealth and fame are byproducts not qualifications to lead
178. Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything
179. Love yourself to the point that your energy and aura rejects anyone who doesn’t know your worth
180. If people like you, they’ll listen to you; but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you
181. He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander
182. Don’t make decisions when you’re angry. Don’t make promises when you’re happy
183. Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life
184. It’s not whether you fail or not. It’s how you respond when it happens. (like when milk spills, you just clean up)
185. Never trust what you can only see, even salt looks like sugar
186. It’s not about having good ideas. It’s about making ideas happen
187. Trying to do it all and expecting that it can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy
188. Try not to create a beautiful relationship or ideal relationship. Instead, create a lasting one
189. The thing that’s holding people back is the romantic version of who they think they want to be versus who they actually are
190. In business or in life, don’t follow the wagon tracks too closely
191. It is only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence
192. Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything
193. When you are dead, you don’t even know that you are dead. It’s only pain for others. Something when you are stupid
194. I don’t need to know everything as long as I know the people who do
195. You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts
196. An entrepreneur isn’t someone who owns a business, it’s someone who makes things happen
197. Think about it this way: you were okay before you met that person, you were fine before that thing happened to you, so why do you think you can’t live without it now?
198. It is better to create something that others criticize than to create nothing and criticize others
199. A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be
200. You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That’s the only thing you should be trying to control.
201. A smart person knows what to say, a wise person knows whether or not to say it
202. No one ever works out and regrets it. You never go for a run and then when you’re finished, wish you would have stayed at home. You never climb a mountain, get to the top, and say “I should have been content to stay where I was”
203. When your mind is the weapon, you are never unarmed
204. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something
205. When apologizing, replace the word “but” with a pause. It allows you to explain yourself while still sounding wholehearted. e.g. “I’m sorry but I’m trying my best” becomes “I’m sorry. I’m trying my best”
206. Instead of saying ‘yeah you told me’ when someone repeats a story, say ‘yeah I remember this’. It comes across enough to remember, as opposed to be bored with the other person’s story
207. When you have a goal, don’t tell people about it because it only gives you the sense of being noble/motivated for just having goals
208. If you’re the smartest in the room, then you’re in the wrong room
209. Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person who can
210. What if I told you 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same. I doubt you’d be happy. So why are you afraid of change?
211. The key to success is playing the hand you were dealt like it was the hand you wanted
213. There are two ways to get enough: One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less
214. I met a man with a dollar; we exchange dollars. We each have one dollar. I met a man with an idea. We exchange ideas, and we each have two ideas
215. The man who hesitates because he wants the opinion of others before he begins to exercise his personal initiative usually winds up by doing nothing
216. Discussions are always better than arguments, because an argument is to find out who is right, and a discussion is to find what is right
217. When you become lazy, it’s disrespectful to those who believe in you
218. Experience is the hardest teacher.It gives you the test first and then teaches you the lesson
219. Isn’t it funny how we judge what fair pay is based on how much more it is than minimum wage, not on how much money we actually need to live
220. The most dangerous negotiation is the one you don’t know you’re in
221. There’s great power in deference. When you’re very deferential, the other side has a tendency to drop their guard and they feel powerful because you’ve empowered them. What they don’t understand is that you’re the source of that power and if you can empower them, you can also take it away
222. Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know. So figure out what you need to learn from your situation, learn it, and move on
223. The courage to ask must be matched by the wisdom to listen
224. If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself
225. If everything you desired and envisioned for your life was in front of you now, would you be ready to receive it?
226. Unless your name is Google, don’t act like you know everything
227. Look ahead 10 years, then work backwards. Make sure every step brings you closer to that point
228. Happiness will come to you when it comes from you. Success will be yours when you choose to take responsibility for making it so
229. Real adulthood is the result of two qualities: self-discipline and self-reliance. The process of developing them together in balance is called maturing
230. It is our relationship to circumstances that determines their influence over us. The same wind that carries one vessel into port, may blow another off shore
231. A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction
232. A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds
233. Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured
234. Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality
235. People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe
236. Any fool can know. The point is to understand
237. Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet them on your way down
238. The culture of any organization is shaped by the worst behavior the leader is willing to tolerate
239. Don’t fear failure. Fear being in the same exact place next year as you are today
240. A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders
241. True nobility is being superior to your former self
242. A man’s mind may be likened to a garden; which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but ether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth seeds. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind
243. Two kinds of people in the world – those who walk into a room & say “Here I am” and those who say “There you are” Selfish vs Unselfish
244. The same habits of the old year will get you the same results in the new year. Change something, or change nothing
245. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new
246. In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision
247. Do, or do not. There is no try
248. The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going
249. When in an argument, act as if you’re being recorded. This will prevent you from saying stupid things you don’t mean
250. People you know that have a tough time accepting that you come from the same place, but they are still in the same place
251. You have to understand who you are because if you leave that space open, you leave your identity in the hands of society. Don’t let anyone define you
252. Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence
253. I wish everyone could get rich and famous and have everything they ever dreamed of, so they can see that it’s not where they’re going to find their sense of completion
254. You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore
255. No wise pilot, no matter how great his talent and experience, fails to use a checklist
256. It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is what are we busy about
257. I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me
258. You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be
259. Most people don’t want to be part of the process, they just want to be part of the outcome. But the process is where you’ll figure out who’s worth being part of the outcome
260. The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision
261. I hated every minute of training, but said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion
262. The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you’ll make one
263. Complaining about a silent God while your Bible is closed, is like complaining about not getting texts when your phone is turned off
264. Saying you can’t pray because you’ve committed too many sins is like saying you can’t shower because you’re too dirty
265. The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away
266. Money is simply an echo of value. The money you receive is a direct result of the value you provide
267. Be a user of your product. Make it better based on your own desires. But don’t trick yourself into thinking you are your user
268. You can’t keep people from talking crap about you, all you can do is keep them from being true
269. The day you stop listening to the market is the day the market stops listening to you
270. Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship
271. The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails
272. The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time
273. If you’re not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary
274. We tend to operate at the level of our belief. When we increase our belief, we increase our power to create
275. You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself
276. Be the type of person that no matter where you go or where you are, you always add value to the lives of those around you
277. Our generation is becoming so busy trying to prove that women can do what men can do that women are losing their uniqueness. Women weren’t created to do everything a man can do. Women were created to do everything a man can’t do
278. If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it
279. The one who wins the race doesn’t run with the pack
280. Never leave your interests at the mercy of any one individual or one specific concrete thing
281. My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do
282. Being positive doesn’t mean you don’t have negative thoughts. It just means you don’t let those thoughts control your life
283. Every person, every setback, every experience in your life can teach you something if you are open to it. When you view life from this perspective, class is always in session
284. A secret to happiness is letting each situation be what it is instead of what you think it should be, then making the best of it
285. Your perspective is always limited by how much you know. Expand your knowledge and you will transform your mind
286. How you spend your free time now determines how much free time you’ll have in 5 years
287. Everyone wants to be a beast until it’s time to do what real beasts do
288. Leadership is making important, but unpopular decision
289. To get the few critical things done, you must develop incredible selective ignorance. Otherwise, the trivial will drown you
290. Being rich isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about how much you keep
291. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
292. The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights, is to win. Other wise, why be a warrior? It is easier to count beads
293. Goals aren’t enough. You need goals plus deadlines: goals big enough to get excited about and deadlines to make you run
294. Your mind must arrive at your destination before your life does
295. One of the most dangerous days in a man’s life is when he discovers the word tomorrow
296. Lower the risk, and you lower the barrier to action. You make it easy to say yes
297. A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking because her trust is not in the branch, but in her own wings
298. Ask any entrepreneur and they will validate this truth: you learn from engagement, from doing, and from getting out and taking repeated action, more so than from any book or profession
299. Some choose short-term mediocre comfort over long-term meteoric comfort
300. In a gold rush, don’t dig for gold, sell shovels!
301. Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first
302. We can rationalize anything and easily quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others
303. The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them
304. Abundance is not something that you acquire; it’s something that you attract
305. A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at
306. You might be the sweetest peach in the world, but some people don’t like peaches
307. The only time you should look in your neighbor’s bowl is to make sure that they have enough
308. Cunningham’s Law: the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, it’s to post the wrong answer
309. Sure sex got easier to get, love got harder to find
310. 10 years from now, your kids will be eating or starving from the decisions that you have made today
311. The difference in winning and losing is most often, not quitting
312. You cannot be all things to all people
313. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal
314. The more a man knows, the more he knows there are things he doesn’t know
315. The only security is ignorance
316. The universe aligns you with people, things, and situations that match the energy you put out
317. Trying to do it all and expecting that it can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment
318. Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions
319. Timing, perseverance and 10 years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success
320. The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money
321. One day, I plan on writing a one-page success book. On that page, I’ll write: “That project you always dreamed of doing, DO IT.”
322. Think in years. Work in months. Live in days.
323. If internet explorer is brave enough to ask you to be your default browser, you’re brave enough to ask that girl out
324. Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems
325. Don’t climb mountains so that people can see you. Climb mountains so that you can see the world
326. The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds, and rains, and the scorching sun
327. When breaking up with someone, make a list of the reasons that made you break up with that person. If you’re ever thinking of getting back together, read that list
328. Some people die at age 25 and aren’t buried until they are 75
329. We often discover what we will do by finding out what we will not do
330. If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem very wonderful at all
331. What is not started today is never finished tomorrow
332. A man is only as faithful as his options
333. Opinions are the cheapest commodities on Earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by “opinions” when you reach decisions, you will not succeed in any undertaking
334. Imagine what the world would be like if everyone did what they intended to do
335. Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure
336. I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot… when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result
337. If you are not learning while you’re earning, you are cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation
338. Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster
339. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, make amends immediately. It’s easier to eat crow while it’s still warm
340. I’m suspicious of people who don’t like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn’t like a person
341. The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t being said. The art of reading between the lines is a lifelong quest of the wise
342. Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed
343. The weakest ink is better than the best memory
344. Don’t wait until you’ve reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching your goal
345. Loyalty is not won by being first. It is won by being best
346. I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life
347. Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength – carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength
348. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world won’t. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used against you
349. If you ever dream of beating me, you better wake up and apologize
350. If your business depends on you, you don’t own a business, you have a job! and it’s the worst job because you work for a lunatic!
351. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance
352. It’s easier to lose someone you love than to keep and take care of them
353. If you’re planning what to say, you’re not listening to others
354. If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not making decisions
355. A mistake repeated more than once is a decision
356. For every excuse you have, there is someone who has overcome the same obstacle
357. Fight your fears and you’ll be in battle forever. Face your fears and you’ll be free forever.
358. The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see
359. If a 100 foot oak tree had the mind of a human it would only grow 10 feet tall
360. The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself
361. Done is better than perfect
362. People are rewarded in public for what they’ve practiced for years in private
363. Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor people choose to get paid based on time
364. Customers don’t expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong
365. You are the average of 5 of the people you hang out with

2015-2016 5/28/16 Saturday 10:53am Lincoln, NE
– started 2015 and finished 365+ quotes by 2016
2017 5/24/17 Wednesday 11:03am Rochester, MN*
– replaced weak quotes with better quotes and shorted the quotes down to the best 365