This is a list of quotes and life maxims that I have compiled over the years organized by themes based on common ideas and messages: This is a dynamic list. I will constantly be adding, deleting, and updating
1. Personal Growth and Learning
- Never stop learning.
- Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice. – Stephen Covey
- Motivation is a byproduct of movement - when in doubt, start moving.
- Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arthur Ashe
- Avoid stupidity before seeking brilliance. – Shane Parrish
- Professionals solve the problem. Amateurs solve the symptom. – Shane Parrish
- When tired, learn to rest, not quit.
- If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. – Dr. Maya Angelou
- Discipline is important. Discipline is not just what you do, but what you don't do. – Jim Collins
- The best life lesson I've learned is in being still, letting go, stopping fighting, and relaxing. – Angelia Roberts
- You can't talk yourself out of problems you behave yourself into. – Stephen Covey
- Judging others does not define who they are. It defines who you are. – Matthew 7
- Once you identify a problem, don't tolerate it. – Ray Dalio
2. Success, Failure, and Resilience
- If you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill
- Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill
- Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. – John Wooden
- You just can’t beat the person who never gives up. – Babe Ruth
- Never be down. Either be up or getting up.
- Don’t wait until your dying to start living.
- Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. – Bill Gates
- Take time to deliberate, but when the time comes for action, stop thinking and go in. – Andrew Jackson
- Outcome over ego. – Shane Parrish
- The voice in your head that says "you can't" is a liar and a coward.
3. Leadership and Integrity
- You can’t lead if you don’t follow. Jesus was a follower.
- Deliver more than you promise.
- Walk your talk. Do something good every day.
- Integrity has no need for rules. – Albert Camus
- Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. – Henry Ford
- Don’t count on the advice of your dime friends to make dollar decisions. – Duke Naiphon
- Don’t be afraid to challenge or question the boss.
- Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. – Dave Barry
4. Relationships and Influence
- Friends are important. You can’t do it by yourself.
- Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work. – John Trainer, MD
- When you have more than you need, build a bigger table, not a taller fence.
- Distance yourself from people you don't want to become. – Shane Parrish
- People too weak to follow their own dreams will always find a way to discourage yours.
- Never argue with someone that believes their own lies.
- Don’t try to win over those who ridicule, mock, or hate. You're not called to be the jackass whisperer. – Scott Stratten
- Forgiveness is a decision. Trust is a process. - Steve Mitchell
- Human applause has a short shelf life.
5. Faith and Spirituality
- God is important. You can’t do it by yourself.
- Live, work, worship, and lead knowing that everything is a miracle.
- In life, God is the pilot. You are either the Co-Pilot or a passenger. It’s your choice.
- One day, you will be just a memory for some people. Do your best to be a good one.
- You can't blame your way into a better future. – Genesis 3:8-13
- You can't enjoy your ride if you're always looking at somebody else's destination. - Philippians 4:11-13
6. Risk, Decision-Making, and Planning
- Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash. – George S. Patton
- Expect the best and plan for the worst. (The Wright brothers took extra lumber assuming their first flight would crash.)
- Never camp at the fork in the road.
- Don't think you are on the right path just because it's a well-beaten path.
- If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Only dead fish go with the flow.
7. Work and Career
- Always have your resume up to date.
- In the first ten years of your career, never say “That’s not my job.” After that, learn to say “No.”
- Become an expert in ONE thing. Learn how to do lots of things, but make one thing your go-to thing. Later, you can expand that to a circle of expertise.
- Someone will always find a way to be cheaper. Don’t race to the bottom, race to the top! – Seth Godin
- Out kick the coverage.
8. Perspective and Attitude
- Being cool is overrated.
- Don’t compare yourself to others. No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you.
- A lie will go around the world while a truth is pulling its boots on. – C.H. Spurgeon
- Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. – John Wooden
- Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity. – Seneca
- Don't ever let them fit you in a box. – Christian Gideon
9. Humor and Practical Wisdom
- Always drink upstream from the herd.
- Never argue with someone that believes their own lies.
- You can't sit on two toilets. – George Naddaff
- Do not use the stairwell to smoke, drink, eat, or have sex.
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