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Knowledge without action is a barren field, yielding no harvest.
Effectiveness lies not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Prosperity is not a gift bestowed, but a reward earned.
Effectiveness is not a gift, but a habit. Practice it.
The reward of a thing well done is simply the power to do more.
Do not seek perfection in the outcome, but in the striving. The journey itself is the masterpiece.
A single, well-aimed stone is more effective than a handful scattered blindly.
The most precious jewels are not found on the shore, but earned from the deep.
The world cares little for your excuses, only for your achievements.
The true measure of a life is not its length, but the depth of its contribution.
Discipline is the bridge between aspiration and achievement.
A dream whispered to yourself remains just that. Share it, nurture it, live it.
Even the grandest edifice begins with a single stone.
The true measure of an invention isn't its initial brilliance, but its enduring usefulness.
It is not the critic who counts; it is the one who strives, who dares, who spends himself in worthy cause.
To begin well is to have half finished; yet the other half often proves the greater labour.
Effectiveness isn't about doing more, it's about doing the right things consistently.
Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
Details matter. It's easy to be different, but it's hard to be simply better.
The man who does nothing cuts the same sorrowful figure as he who does everything badly.
The best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
The sweetest victories are those carved from the stone of adversity.
The world rewards those who act, not those who merely think.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
It's not enough to be good. You must be undeniably great. Strive for legendary.
Victory is sweeter when earned through perseverance.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Cross it daily.
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.
Success isn't given, it's earned. Every day.
The will to prepare must always outweigh the will to win. Victory is born in the details.
Don't just do something, make something. Leave your mark on the world.
Details matter. It's the small things that create the big picture.
Little things are important. Little things can make big things happen.
Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.
If you can believe in something great, then you can achieve something great.
That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
Anyone that has character leaves a mark on another. Would you like to leave the world without making a ripple?
Excellence happens when you try each day to both do and be, a little better than you were yesterday!
Everyone talks about the forwards, the players when they are scoring goals. But sometimes I look for the complete player not just the players who score but those who can pass.
Don't write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what's in your heart.
You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.
I could only achieve success in my life through self-discipline, and I applied it until my wish and my will became one.
Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.
Do anything, but let it produce joy.
It is the heart which inspires eloquence.