The beginning don't matter. The end don't matter. All that matters is what you do in between...the greatest reward is to know that you did your job when you were here on the planet.
Interpretation
Focus on your actions in the present rather than the past or future.
This quote emphasizes the importance of the present moment and the actions we take during our lives. It suggests that we should prioritize what we do while we are alive, rather than worrying excessively about beginnings or endings, as the true fulfillment comes from knowing we have made a positive impact in the time we have.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire students.
In life, there's the beginning and the end. The beginning don't matter. The end don't matter. All that matters is what you do in between – whether you're prepared to do what it takes to make change. There has to be physical and material sacrifice. When all the dust settles and we're getting ready to play down for the ninth inning, the greatest reward is to know that you did your job when you were here on the planet.
The bottom line is, if you stay home, your message stays home with you. If you stand for justice and equality, you have an obligation to find the biggest possible megaphone to let your feelings be known. Don't let your message be buried and don't bury yourself.
How can you ask someone to live in the world and not have something to say about injustice?
Every adversity contains, at the same time, a seed of equivalent opportunity!
Failure is not the opposite to success, it's a stepping stone to success. If our primary goal is to be approved of, then we are not going to take risks, we are not going to speak out, we are going to try to blend in.
One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.
Try to fix firmly in your mind what you would like to do; and then, without veering off direction, you will move straight to the goal.
I didn't know much. It wasn't possible to buy a book about Nurmi, but I found out that in order to be faster over 10,000m, he ran 5,000m many times in training. And to be better at 5,000m, he ran 1,500m many times. And to be better at 1,500m, he ran four times 400m in training.
Most of the time, creative entrepreneurs lose interest long before their marketing message loses its power.
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