Thursday Quotes: Having a Bad Day? What About People Who Need To Be Right All The Time?
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
by Fran Larson
http://www.franniesquotes.com/
Now it is Thursday and you have almost made it through the workweek. You just need a little more encouragement to make it to Friday and then, don’t worry, Friday’s quotes will be provided.
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. Henry Van Dyke
Value work. But not any kind of work. Ask yourself, "Is the work vital, strengthening my own character, or inspiring others, or helping the world?" Anna Robertson Brown
We know where most of the creativity, the innovation, and the stuff that drives productivity lies - in the minds of those closest to the work. Jack Welch
When late morning rolls around and you're feeling a bit out of sorts, don't worry; you're probably just a little eleven o'clockish.
-- Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne
Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it. Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne
There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.Dale Carnegie
There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lies happiness.Gelett Burgess
There's no substitute for hard work.Thomas Edison
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason so few engage in it.Henry Ford
To finish first, you must first finish.Rick Mears
To love what you do and feel that it matters - how could anything be more fun? Katherine Graham
“So many of our dreams at first seems impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.”
- Christopher Reeve
“Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves. Some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.”
- Sam Ewing
“There are those who work all day. Those who dream all day. And those who spend an hour dreaming before setting to work to fulfill those dreams. Go into the third category because there’s virtually no competition.”
- Steven J Ross
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
- Confucious
“Many of life’s failures are people who had not realized how close they were to success when they gave up.”
- Thomas A Edison
We’ve all known someone either in the workplace and/or just an acquaintance who seems to need to win arguments and be right all the time. Here are a few quotes to address that situation:
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Author unknown
Do we really need to be right? How does being 'right' affect our emotional health?
Chuck Gallozi.
"Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly
your mind is more open. You're able to benefit from the
unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by
your own judgment." -- Ralph Marston
Another discovery we will make is that it is only after recognizing and accepting others that we will finally find the recognition and acceptance we have been looking for. Yet another discovery is that our bad habits do not have to define us, for we can change our thoughts and behaviour at any time.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Inspiring! The encouragement makes one want to work....Thanks, Elle. Hope you are having a great day! Don't work too hard.
That read make me feel good, plain and simple.Thanks so much, Amanda. Hope you feel good all day!
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