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Serena Williams doesn't just play tennis; she plays chess on a tennis court.
— Serena Williams
On Focus & Distraction
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
— Confucius
On Money, Plainly
Wealth and rank are what every man desires, but if they can only be retained to the detriment of the Way he professes,…
— Confucius
On Money, Plainly
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
— Confucius
On the Working Life
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
— Confucius
On Starting Over
Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
— Confucius
On Discipline
The man who says he can, and the man who says he can't, are both correct.
— Confucius
On Confidence
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
— Confucius
On Starting Over
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
— Confucius
On Focus & Distraction
If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
— Confucius
On Discipline
It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to apprec…
— Confucius
On the Working Life
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
— Confucius
On Anxiety & Quiet Days
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
— Confucius
On Focus & Distraction
Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
— Confucius
On Anxiety & Quiet Days
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
— Winston Churchill
On Confidence
Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.
— Winston Churchill
On Confidence
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
— Winston Churchill
On Confidence
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
— Winston Churchill
On Starting Over
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
— Winston Churchill
On Money, Plainly
I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.
— Winston Churchill
On Confidence
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
— Winston Churchill
On Confidence
We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.
— Winston Churchill
On Focus & Distraction
A woman is like a tea bag — you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
On Confidence
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
On Purpose
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
On Purpose
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
On Discipline
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
On Confidence
I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
On Discipline
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer a…
— Eleanor Roosevelt
On Purpose
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
On Discipline