“If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be finding out what you love most in the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.” IfsWorldWritingTwoWould BeAbleMotivationPayStepsSupportLuckyFindingsRecipesWhat You LoveFinding Someone Author:J. K. Rowling
“In adversity, there is opportunity. Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.” WayDoneShowsMotivationOpportunityIndividualKnownAchieveGreatnessOvercomingStrongerAdversityCrisisWorthwhileShow MeAnother WayOvercoming Adversity Author:Lou Holtz
“We're all pilgrims on the same journey but some pilgrims have better road maps.” MotivationJourneyMapsPilgrimLife JourneyRoad Maps Author:Nelson DeMille
“I wouldn't trade those 10 years for anything. The Navy taught me a lot of things. It molded me as a man, and I made a lot of wonderful friends.” MenYearsMadeWonderfulTaughtTradeNavyWonderful Friends Author:Ernest Borgnine
“You know those Navy SEALs, they weren't Democrats and Republicans. They were just doing what was best for America. Wouldn't that be a great country if all of you Americans were just like that? You followed orders, you marched in step and you followed my agenda.” IfsKnowsCountryAmericaOrderStepsRepublicanDemocratAgendasNavySealsGreat CountryNavy Seal Author:Jonah Goldberg
“The launch of Nautilus, the world's first atomic submarine marked a transition in naval warfare-a transition as sudden as that associated with the Monitor.” WorldFirstsTransitionWarfareNavyNavalSubmarinesNaval Warfare Author:Waldemar Kaempffert
“The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.” PeopleInspirationalLittlesHappinessErrorsHappyDestructiveLittle ThingsRepetitionCatastropheRuinedTrue HappinessGreat HappinessSelf HappinessArt Of Happiness Author:Ernest Dimnet
“Unless a person has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him ridiculous. A great occasion is worth to man exactly what his preparation enables him to make of it.” MenPersonsMotivationChanceRidiculousOccasionsPreparation Author:J. B. Matthews
“I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom.” KnowsEnoughMotivationValiant Book:The Portable Nietzsche Source: The Portable Nietzsche
“Every body persists in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces having impact upon it.” StatesBodyForceChangeLinesImpactUniformsPersistCompelledStraight LinesChange For The Better Author:Isaac Newton