Yann Martel
“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.”
“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.”
“The struggles you endure today will be the ‘good old days’ you’ll laugh about tomorrow.”
“If you want to know your past look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future look into your present actions.”
Shareium“You cannot wish for both strong character and an easy life. The price of each is the other.”
“You got this. Make it happen.”
“If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.”
“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.”
Shareium“Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best.”
“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Have the courage to follow your own heart and intuition.”
Shareium“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.”
Shareium“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
“You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.”
Shareium“There are no quick fixes. But, by taking action just a little bit every day, you will build up a powerful reservoir of confidence, self-esteem, and discipline.”
“The only way you are going to have success is to have lots of failures first.”
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.”
“One bad chapter does not make the book of your life.”
“The secret to happiness is freedom. And the secret to freedom is courage.”
“We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.”
“Fear, uncertainty and discomfort are your compasses toward growth.”
Shareium“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“You can be happy or you can be unhappy. It’s just according to the way you look at things.”
Shareium“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people, and you can change it.”
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good person should be. Be one.”
Shareium“Breathe. Take care. Stand still for a minute. What you are looking for might just be looking for you too.”
“The only way to learn it is to do it.”
“It’s easier to keep up than to catch up.”
Shareium“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”
“Everything is difficult until you know how to do it.”
“Light tomorrow with today.”
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”
Shareium“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.”
“A person is but the product of their thoughts. What they think, they become.”
Shareium“Fear of life closes off more opportunities for us than fear of death ever does.”