You are never given a wish

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however. This Saturday, do something you have wanted to do for years. Something just for yourself. And repeat this process once every month. Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. First we will be best, and then we will be first. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing. Do or do not. There is no try. How was Einstein able to conceive the Theory of Relativity? He said the one crucial thing that helped him was his ability to visualise: what would it be like to be riding on the end of a light beam? To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult of all. 

Have no fear of perfection

Have no fear of perfection you will never reach it. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Though no one can go back and make a new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new end. Do not play for safety; it is the most dangerous thing in the world. You cannot cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Do not let yourself indulge in vain wishes. How was Einstein able to conceive the Theory of Relativity? He said the one crucial thing that helped him was his ability to visualise: what would it be like to be riding on the end of a light beam?

Theory of Relativity

How was Einstein able to conceive the Theory of Relativity? He said the one crucial thing that helped him was his ability to visualise: what would it be like to be riding on the end of a light beam? He who has begun his task has half done it. The way to be safe is never to be secure. If you are never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take chances. The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. No, not at all. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be. There is a time for departure even when there is no certain place to go. All who seek the roots of life dig in solitude for them. It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. No, not at all. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be. Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment. The difference between doers and dreamers is that the latter wait for the mood before taking action while the former create the mood by acting. Men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better off than those who try to do nothing and succeed. In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.

Argue for your limitations

Imagine you only have one year to live. What important things would you be doing? How would you be allotting your time to accomplish the most you could? This exercise is one method of going after your priorities. Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they are yours. First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, or they will eventually conquer you. Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile. Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment. The wisest men follow their own direction. Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.