This is a great speech from Robert Kennedy (He seemed like a cool guy too, check out the movie 'Bobby').
Some quotes and links that I am inspired or uplifted by:
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others - Gandhi
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. - Chinese Proverb.
Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. - Lao Tzu
Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. - Lao Tzu
Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.~ Albert Einstein
Success should not be measured in what you will buy or own, but in the pride you feel in the person you're with...when you are all alone. - Linda Ellis.
Neither self nor wealth can be measured in terms of what you consume or own. - Kerouac.
The beauty of reading is that it lets you travel in a way you could never know. - Alek Wek (Model)
"The thing about two pints of beer at lunch time is that it makes you feel ever so slightly awesome!" - Boris Johnson
Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness. - William Arthur Ward
He continues to follow his credo for a successful life and career. “Don’t worry about the pressures of life, think positive and get through it,” he says. “I’m just forging ahead. Don’t stop, that’s what I say. Don’t stop.” - Tom Cruise
"In the depth of winter, I found that within me there lay an invincible summer."~Albert Camus
A good golf tip, just try and swing nice and easy and pretend it doesn't matter. That's true in life too by the way. - Donald Trump
Try to make everything you do bigger, better and bolder - Donald Trump
When in doubt believe in yourself and assume that you will succeed - Donald Trump
Display a big thinking attitude that shows you are an active, enthusiastic, decisive, efficient, committed, important person who believes in him or himself. You are someone who wins promotions, clients, friends, someone who is moving up in life, and who is sought after for your creative ideas. Your attitude is much more important that your IQ. - Donald Trump
If something unexpected takes you by surprise, keep your cool. Just say to yourself 'I should have known'. Be flexible and adjust to the event without missing a beat. Later ask yourself how you could have prepared for the problem in advance. Learn as much as you can from the situation then move on. It will be unlikely you will make the same mistake again. That is how to handle mistakes and problems. That is how to grow and become a master of your business, your career and your life. - Donald Trump
Learn to be optimistic even in the face of large and intimidating challenges and it will revolutionise your life. - Donald Trump
It is very important to know what you want for yourself, not what other people want for you. Make your own decisions on what is best for you. - Donald Trump
The harder I work, the luckier I get. - Gary Palmer, golfer and winner of nine majors, his response when asked how he gets so lucky.
A ripe cranberry will always bounce - Snapple bottle cap
"The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get to the office." (Robert Frost)
(Interviewer to freestyle snowboarding champion Aline Bock) So, what does it feel like at the top of the Bec des Rosses, waiting for your turn to go down? “My heart is running, my blood is full of adrenalin, and I know there are a lot of people watching – I can see them from up there. But for those 20 seconds just before I drop in, there’s nothing in my head: just the line I want to do, the powder I want to feel, and the fun I want to have. My line and my head just go click. It’s out, no one is here, this is me, myself and I, on top of the mountain, I’m riding down and I’m having fun.”
“I came to the academy as a naïve child, and I had these ideas about music and how I wanted to sound, but I needed somebody to steer it. Michael was incredible because he never stopped me from expressing myself the way I wanted to, but he always helped me express myself better.” - Miloš Karadaglić (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalmusic/8344625/Milos-Classical-guitar-has-a-new-hero.html)
"I will exercise, read novels and appreciate how the earth rotates around the sun and the seasons come and go without any particular exertions on my part." Obama
I'm so much better when all I have to do is drink and exercise all day - Josh
If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. - Joseph Campbell
