Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.
Interpretation
Persistence and hard work can transform ordinary things into extraordinary ones.
This quote by Malcolm Forbes emphasizes that success often comes as a result of consistent effort and dedication, suggesting that what may initially seem insignificant can become valuable through perseverance. It highlights the idea that like coal turning into diamonds under pressure, individuals can achieve greatness if they remain committed to their goals, overcoming challenges along the way.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving goals, one might use this quote to inspire the audience to keep pushing through challenges.
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.
Donβt let people interfere with you. Boot βem out, turn off the phone, hide away, get it done. If you carry a short story over to the next day you may overnight intellectualize something about it and try to make it too fancy, try to please someone.
But you might as well bid a man struggling in the water, rest within arm's length of the shore! I must reach it first, and then I'll rest.
I didn't have the same fitness or ability as the other girls, so I had to beat them with my mind.
It's easier for me to get ready for a game on the road because you're expected to lose when you play away from home. That's a challenge to right there and that perks my competitive juices.
The obvious goals were there- State Champion, NCAA Champion, Olympic Champion. To get there I had to set an everyday goal which was to push myself to exhaustion or, in other words, to work so hard in practice that someone would have to carry me off the mat.
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