"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. life with ups and downs is better than a flat life or one that goes in circles. Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time."

-- Marabel Morgan

#Leadership Quotes #Sports Quotes #Persistence Quotes

“There were so many Cuban-Americans upset that we were going to Cuba and I was curious to see why they were so angry, and anti-Castro. I found out as soon as we got there. The people were treated terrible. The conditions were terrible. I can see why people risk their lives and limbs to get out. (Fidel Castro) lives like a king and won't help anybody, and has everybody scared to death. Nobody lives a normal life. It was still a good experience, but I thought we should just play that one game.”
“To elevate the goals of humankind, to achieve high moral purpose, to realize major intended change, leaders must thrust themselves into the most intractable processes and structures of history and ultimately master them.”

Source : James MacGregor Burns (1978). “Leadership”, Harpercollins
“As you open yourself to living at your edge, your deepest purpose will slowly begin to make itself known. In the meantime, you will experience layer after layer of purposes, each one getting closer and closer to the fullness of your deepest purpose. It is as if your deepest purpose is at the center of your being, and it is surrounded by layers of concentric circles, each circle being a lesser purpose. Your life consists of penetrating each circle, from the outside toward the center.”

Source : David Deida (2008). “The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition”, p.61, ReadHowYouWant.com
“It's hard to balance work and family.”
“Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.”
“To some extent, we are all labeled by what we're able to achieve. But more importantly, we are defined by what we attempt.”

Source : Scott Tinley (2015). “Finding Triathlon: How Endurance Sports Explain the World”, p.232, Hatherleigh Press
“Every failure made me more confident. Because I wanted even more to achieve as revenge, to show that I could.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It is correct that I overlooked the contamination of the party, not just now but also in the past.”

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