Do not waste your time giving explanations, people only hear what they want to hear
– Paul Cuelho
Tag Archives: Character
The wealth…
The wealth of options we face today has extended personal freedom to an extent that would have been inconceivable even a hundred years ago. But the inevitable consequence of equally attractive choices is uncertainty of purpose; uncertainty, in turn, saps resolution, and lack of resolve ends up devaluing choice.
– Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
When…
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
– Viktor Frankl
When we…
When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realize that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.
– Abdul Kalam
You…
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life
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The best…
The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed
– Ernest Hemingway
Someone…
Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I’m pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realising that you can make a choice to take the good
– Brooke Shields
Character…
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved
– Helen Keller
We all…
We all encounter hardships. Some we see coming; others take us by surprise. It can be as tragic as the sudden death of a child, as heartbreaking as a relationship that unravels or as disappointing as a dream that goes unfulfilled. The question is: When these things happen, what do we do next?
– Sheryl Sandberg
Life…
Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next
– Gilda Radner
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