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Category Archives: plan
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. – Benjamin Franklin What does that mean? This quote has existed in various forms in most cultures throughout time. It is an eternal bit of wisdom, recognized by some of the greatest … Continue reading
Posted in chocolate, failure, plan, preparation, setting an example, vision
Tagged @iheartquotes, Benjamin Franklin, fail, failing, prepare
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Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.
Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity. – Will Smith What does that mean? That’s quite a slap in the face, isn’t it? Being real has just been equated with mediocrity, with not really doing much or making much … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, common sense, dream, innovation, plan, setting an example
Tagged @tonyrobbins, mediocrity, path, realistic, Will Smith
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The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. – Ben Stein What does that mean? Well, that doesn’t sound like rocket science, does it? I mean how obvious can a … Continue reading
It is as natural to die as to be born.
It is as natural to die as to be born. – Francis Bacon What does that mean? While some lament death as the end, others welcome it as a new beginning. I’m not sure what it actually is, but I believe … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, delay, plan, procrastination, thinking, time
Tagged @juanlujanm, born, die, Francis Bacon, natural
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If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.
If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time. – Zig Ziglar What does that mean? Also attributed to B.J. Marshall, this is more a truism than anything else. So many people, myself included, who just do things, without any … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, goals, observation, plan, self improvement, victory
Tagged @_inspirational_, aim, hit, nothing, Zig Ziglar
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The bravest are those who have vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.
The bravest are those who have vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. – Thucydides What does that mean? In researching this quote, I found it is sourced both … Continue reading
Posted in action, courage, education, perspective, plan, vision
Tagged @AR_Foundation, before, bravest, Thucydides, vision
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If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of. – Bruce Lee What does that mean? Time, it just keeps on ticking away. You will never know exactly when your time will be all used … Continue reading
People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.
People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do. – Lewis Cass What does that mean? This is a classic, which has been said many ways before, from elegant, through practical, to downright crass. But the … Continue reading
Posted in action, belief, decision, foolish, plan, skepticism
Tagged @AR_Foundation, believe, do, doubt, Lewis Cass
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There ain’t nothing from the outside that can lick any of us.
There ain’t nothing from the outside that can lick any of us. – Margaret Mitchell What does that mean? The line, from her novel ‘Gone with the Wind,’ is spoken as part of the eulogy for Scarlett’s father, Gerald O’Hara. … Continue reading
Posted in attitude, discipline, imagination, optimism, plan, time
Tagged @dkrennie, lick, Margaret Mitchell, nothing, outside
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Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor?
Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor? – Virgil What does that mean? I have seen this quote translated a number of different ways, but basic thrust is the same. They all ask the same question … Continue reading
You have problems, you think drink helps, then you have two problems.
You have problems, you think drink helps, then you have two problems. – George Peppard What does that mean? To me, this is just the cold, sober truth. Drinking doesn’t make problems go away, it multiplies them, or at the very … Continue reading
Posted in contemplation, delay, fear, obstacles, plan, procrastination
Tagged @FamousQuotes140, George Peppard, helps, problems, think
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Fortune sides with him who dares.
Fortune sides with him who dares. – Virgil What does that mean? This is definitely not a quote for the timid. This is about taking charge of your future, it’s about making things happen, it’s about getting things done. Think … Continue reading
Posted in action, caution, confidence, decision, leadership, plan
Tagged @philo_quotes, dares, fortune, sides, Virgil
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There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.
There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. – Aldous Huxley What does that mean? The only thing you can be certain of your ability to change is yourself, or so … Continue reading
Posted in action, growth, improve, plan, self improvement, service
Tagged @DennyCoates, Aldous Huxley, corner, improving, universe
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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.– Niccolò Machiavelli What does that mean? “They never saw it coming!” That is the root of this quote. Whether it’s an unexpected … Continue reading
Posted in creativity, doing, happiness, humor, plan, preparation
Tagged @MaxVapor, concealed, enterprise, Niccolò Machiavelli, succeed
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