Denis Quotes
Highly motivated achievers are looking not to receive but to contribute. They are looking for problems that are personally satisfying to solve.
Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself.
We can't afford to waste tears on might-have-beens. We need to turn the tears into sweat that can take us to what can be.
Individuals with a good self esteem can accept or reject the opinions of others, but never depend on them for their sense of worthiness.
Pessimists see a problem behind every opportunity. Optimists see an opportunity behind every problem.
God's Law of Cause and Effect: Your rewards in life will always be equal to the amount and quality of service rendered, in the long run.
No one is born with self confidence. Self confidence is learned and earned with experience.
Live each day as if was your last, not in the future, not in the past. You may not get what you want, but, in the long run, you will get what you expect.
Recognize when your peak energy occurs during the day. Allocate the most difficult projects to that period. Work on easy projects at low-energy times
When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.
Perseverance does not always mean sticking to the same thing forever. It means giving full concentration and effort to whatever you are doing right now.
We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us.
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.
What it meant to me: a happy life, of course, companionship, of course. A common objective, I think.
If a misplaced admiration shows imbecility, an affected criticism shows vice of character. Expose thyself rather to appear a beast than false.
I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny.
George Carlin was great right up to the end of his life. But Richard Pryor was probably the best, most gifted stand-up comedian who will ever live.
A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it... Skepticism is the first step toward truth.
We live in a country where John Lennon takes eight bullets, Yoko Ono is walking right beside him and not one hits her. Explain that to me!
There was a part of her she hadn’t yet allowed to be born because it was too beautiful for this place
When civilization stands at the edge of a cliff, a step forward doesn't make much sense.
A few men own from ten thousand to two hundred thousand acres each. The poor Laborer can find no resting place, save on the barren mountain, or in the trackless desert.
Our moneyed men have ruled us for the past thirty years. Under the flag of the slaveholder they hoped to destroy our liberty.
We are with you in this work. Workingmen must form a party of their own, take charge of the government, dispose gilded fraud, and put honest toil in power.
There are a few Chinese smuggled in over the borders of British Columbia on the north and Mexico on the south.
California must be all American or all Chinese. We are resolved that it shall be American, and are prepared to make it so. May we not rely upon your sympathy and assistance?
When I go to Batman movies, I always think, 'Man, I would like to be a bad guy in a Batman movie.' especially as they got darker when they go to the Christian Bale era.
Winners have the ability to step back from the canvas of their lives like an artist gaining perspective. They make their lives a work of art - an individual masterpiece.
Everything that is past is either a learning experience to grow on, a beautiful memory to reflect on, or a motivating factor to act upon.
Evil is such a simplistic way to describe any character, be it Iago or Caliban, or any character from history.
The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.