“Remember, there is no situation so completely hopeless that something constructive cannot be done about it. When faced with a minus, ask yourself what you can do to make it a plus. A person practicing this attitude will extract undreamed-of outcomes from the most unpromising situations. Realize that there are no hopeless situations; there are only people who take hopeless attitudes.” PeoplePersonsDoneMotivationalRememberAsksCan DoRealizingAttitudeSituationOutcomesHopelessPlusConstructiveMinusHopeless Situations Book:Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living Source: Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living
“As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.” LongLeftCan DoPowerfulPleaseHatredPopulationVulnerableOutcomesContemplatingPassiveConsumerismApathetic Book:Who Rules the World? Source: Who Rules the World?
“The role of government has never been to plan every detail or dictate every outcome. At its best, government has simply knocked away barriers to opportunity and laid the foundation for a better future. Our people -- with all their drive and ingenuity -- always end up building the rest. And if we can do that again -- if we can continue building that foundation and making those hard decisions on behalf of the next generation -- I have no doubt that we will leave our children the America that we all hope for.” PeopleIfsChildrenEndsHardGovernmentAmericaNextOpportunityCan DoDecisionRolesDoubtPlansGenerationsBuildingOur ChildrenFoundationDetailsOutcomesNo DoubtBarriersBehalfNext GenerationIngenuityBetter FutureHard DecisionRole Of Government Author:Barack Obama
“You have to realize there is nothing more you can do to convince someone you love to turn their life around. You simply have to say, "Look. I love you, but I cannot stand by and watch you kill yourself slowly. When you want help I'm here. Until then, goodbye." That may sound cruel, but self-preservation is paramount to helping someone else. If you're a wreck, you're useless to them, anyway. And if they refuse help, despite knowing the likely outcome, they will head down that path anyway.” IfsWantLooksMaySelfHelpingTurnsSoundCan DoRealizingWatchesKnowingPathLove YouRefuseDespiteUselessOutcomesGoodbyeConvincePreservationWrecksSelf PreservationParamountOne You LoveSomeone You LoveKilling YourselfHelping Someone Author:Ellen Hopkins
“Taking complete ownership of your outcomes by holding no one but yourself responsible for them is the most powerful thing you can do to drive your success.” MotivationCan DoPowerfulResponsibleOutcomesMost PowerfulOwnership Author:Gary W. Keller