Samuel L. Jackson: I don’t understand how people live without creating?
I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say ‘Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict. – Samuel L. Jackson
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Russell Simmons: There are no failures, only quitters
I knew it was unrealistic to think I could build an institution overnight. But if I took baby steps, eventually it would happen. – Russell Simmons I’ve been blessed to find people who are smarter than I am, and they help me to execute the vision I have. – Russell Simmons What was his unique [...]
Gary Vaynerchuk: Effort is grossly underrated
Remember the guy in the ’80s walking around with a boombox on his shoulder? Why’d he do that? Because it told a story about who he was. Expressing yourself is big business. – Gary Vaynerchuk It’s never the platform, it’s always the message. – Gary Vaynerchuk What was his unique style or personality that set [...]
George Lopez: I don’t Battle Myself
I didn’t come from a background where I saw a lot of loving couples. All my aunts and uncles were either split up or fighting all the time. The only healthy relationships I saw were on TV. – George Lopez I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, [...]
Andrew Carnegie: Do Not Look For Approval
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents –Andrew Carnegie It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone – Andrew Carnegie What was his [...]
Bill Clinton: Character is a journey, not a destination
Pessimism is an excuse for not trying and a guarantee to a personal failure – Bill Clinton If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never [...]
Quincy Jones: We had to figure it out
Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing. – Quincy Jones I was inspired by a lot of people when I was young. Every band that came through town, to the theater, or the dance hall. I [...]
Bill Gates: Life’s not fair, Get over it!
If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected – Bill Gates Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years. Don’t [...]
George S. Patton: A man must know his destiny
Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. – George S. Patton Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. – George S. Patton What was his unique style or personality that set him apart from everyone else? * Leader * Called a spade-a-spade [...]
Babe Ruth: Watch My Dust
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime. – Babe Ruth It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up – Babe Ruth What was his [...]
Ronald Reagan: There is no limit to what man can do
Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders. – Ronald Reagan There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn’t mind who gets the credit. – Ronald Reagan What was his [...]
Randy Pausch: Find the best in everybody
Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer. – Randy Pausch 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 [...]
Frederick Douglass: I prefer to be true to myself
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. – Frederick Douglass I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. – Frederick Douglass What was his unique style or personality that set [...]
Steve Irwin: The Crocodile Hunter
Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent. - Steve Irwin It’s just great… You’re fortunate in your life to be in a good enough position to help someone. – Steve Irwin What was his unique style or personality that set him apart from everyone else? * Fearless [...]
Bill Withers: Lean on Me
I write and sing about whatever I am able to understand and feel. – Bill Withers At some times I felt better when I was all right, and then this whole show business thing kind of blew things up a little bit, and I thought man, I miss all right. All right was cool, man. [...]
