Looking for some brilliant quotes, dead reader? Well, I’ve found five today, which I think are interesting. They all have an underlying message well worth bearing in mind, too.
So here are those quotes, and I’ve included my notes as to what I think they mean. I hope you find them interesting.
Brilliant Quotes:
Quote 1:
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. ~George Bernard Shaw
MEANING:
It’s better to have a go and get it wrong than not have a go at all.
By making mistakes we learn valuable lessons. We hone our skills and get better at what we do.
Making mistakes is an important part of life. From those mistakes, we can profit. Whereas doing nothing gets us nowhere. From mistakes, we gain experience and experience is a valuable commodity.
Quote 2:
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it’s you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. ~Les Brown
MEANING:
You are the captain of your ship. You can steer it to where you want to go or not. It’s up to you.
It takes hard work, determination and a positive mental attitude.
It requires a willingness to rise to challenges and have a go.
You will have to overcome setbacks occasionally and you must never, ever give up.
You’ll be defined not by what happens to you but by how you respond to what happens to you.
If you don’t succeed in life, it’s not the fault of your parents, it’s not the fault of the Government and it’s not the fault of your employer.
You are responsible for your own life.
You may have had a tough start in life. Life may have dealt you a poor set of cards. You may not have too many formal qualifications. So what?
Plenty of people overcome a difficult early life to become very successful.
So don’t make excuses. If you want success, just go for it.
The choice is yours. Decide where you want to be and then decide how you’re going to get there. Get started now and accept you’ll make a few mistakes along the way.
By doing things, you’ll learn and gradually you’ll adjust the course of the good ship ‘You’ and set sail for the destination of your dreams.
It can be done and people do. Why not you? And why not start right now?
Quote 3:
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. ~John F. Kennedy
MEANING:
As human beings, we can find change an uncomfortable experience.
One of the most basic human needs is the need to feel secure.
Change makes us feel insecure and that’s why we can often struggle to accept it. Yet change is inevitable.
Without change, we’d all still be living in caves, surely? We could not have progressed without change.
Change creates opportunity and that’s why we must embrace change.
It may be uncomfortable but embracing change can also be thrilling.
If you want your life to improve then it starts with embracing change.
Change will help you create the future you want and deserve.
So take that tiger for a ride and embrace change. If nothing else you’ll lead a life worth living.
Quote 4:
Open your eyes; look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living? ~Bob Marley
MEANING:
You don’t have to accept your life as it is.
Ask yourself, “Am I willing to accept life as it is or am I prepared to improve my life?”
What is it you want?
Decide what you want and then identify the changes you need to make.
Nothing will happen until you decide to change.
However, once you decide you want to change then great things can happen to you. Nevertheless, you must remember; that success will not happen overnight.
Think incremental change rather than revolutionary change. You will not get to where you want to be in one leap.
If you’re trying to eat an elephant then that can only be done one bite at a time. You cannot swallow it whole, can you?
One bite at a time and it can be done, if you apply yourself to the task and keep going for as long as it takes.
Never be discouraged and never let other people dissuade you from pursuing your dreams. It doesn’t matter whether they believe you can do it. The only thing that matters is that you believe you can do it.
Believe in yourself and you can become the person you have the potential to be. Why would you not want to achieve your full potential?
Quote 5:
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
MEANING:
At school, they ask you what you want to be. Most people have no idea, but they pick something anyway in the hope that it might prove to be interesting and fun to do.
That’s where life’s experiment starts.
You try something and see whether it’s the right thing for you.
Then, even if you think it is initially, over time you might feel the need to move on.
The more you experiment, the more chance you have of finding that sweet spot where you are doing something which you not only enjoy but at which you excel too. That ‘something‘ for which you have a talent.
It’s the Holy Grail in terms of finding your life’s purpose.
If you can find it then all the experimentation is well worthwhile.
If you haven’t found it yet then, whatever your age, don’t stop looking and experimenting. It’s never too late to find your true vocation.
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