The Secret Quotes

If there is any one secret of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time.

Nothing is concealed from the wise and sensible, while the unbelieving and unworthy cannot learn the secrets.

The three most difficult things in life are: 1. To keep a secret. 2. To forget an injury. 3. To make good use of leisure.

The secret of success is changing the way you think.

In this very breath that we take now lies the secret that all great teachers try to tell us.

To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.

An open mind is the secret in making friends.

Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.

And you can break yourself free from your hereditary patterns, cultural codes, social beliefs; and prove once and for all that the power within you is greater than the power that's in the world.

The symbol of all art is the Prism. The goal is unrealism. The method is destructive. To break up the white light of objective realism, into the secret glories which it contains.

The secret of health for both mind and body is...live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

For years I've nursed a secret desire to spend the Fourth of July in a double hammock with a swingin' redheaded broad. But I could never find me a double hammock

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

The secret of photography is, the camera takes on the character and personality of the handler.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.

I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2.

The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Yes, more than enthusiasm, I would say excitement. I like to see men get excited. When they get excited they make a success of their lives.

Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?

A period recourse into the wilds is not a retreat into secret silent sanctums to escape a wicked world, it is to take breath amid effort to forge a better world.

They can romanticize us so, mirrors, and that is their secret: what a subtle torture it would be to destroy all the mirrors in the world: where then could we look for reassurance of our identities?

Zen has no secrets other than seriously thinking about life and death.

My secret is simple -- I pray.

Secret of my success was to have ambition and know minds of men.

What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is an absurdity. It's too hard to face.

Only the small secrets need to be protected. The large ones are kept secret by public incredulity.

The secret in education lies in respecting the student.

You must let life flow naturally, for life’s secret is patience; you must stop pushing for change and allow things to unfold.

The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it.

The secret of making dreams come true can be summarized in four C's.They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy; and the greatest of these is Confidence.

The town kept its secrets, and the Marsten House brooded over it like a ruined king.

The great secret...is not having bad manners or good manners...but having the same manner for all human souls.

There are mysteries, secret zones in each individual.

I don't know secret to success, but I'm pretty sure the closest thing is preparation

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.

Imagination and faith are the secrets of creation.

The secret of a balanced life is to live each moment in the right spiritual frame of mind.

Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your time. You mustn't go too fast. The subject must forget about you. Then, however, you must be very quick.

Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret.

A woman must marry the man who loves her but never the one she loves; that is the secret of lasting happiness.

The secret is not to act, but to be.

Our heart glows, and secret unrest gnaws at the root of our being. Dealing with the unconscious has become a question of life for us.

I discovered the secret of the sea in meditation upon a dewdrop.

All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves.

Nothing is so oppressive as a secret: women find it difficult to keep one long; and I know a goodly number of men who are women in this regard.

Stories are the secret reservoir of values: change the stories individuals and nations live by and tell themselves, and you change the individuals and nations.

Every secret we confide in another person can be a burden to them

Nonverbal communication is an elaborate secret code that is written nowhere, known by none, and understood by all.

My home in Dallas is wonderful. I can walk everywhere. It's a pretty good hidden secret, Dallas. There are wonderful restaurants and a wonderful nightlife. It's just a beautiful city to be in.

The secret in riding is to do few things right. The more one does, the less one succeeds. The less one does, the more one succeeds.