Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.
Interpretation
Believe in yourself and stand up for your abilities despite negativity from others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-confidence and resilience in the face of criticism or discouragement. It encourages individuals to assert their worth and capabilities and to not allow negative influences to undermine their self-esteem or diminish their drive to succeed.
In practice
Encouraging a friend who is hesitant to speak up at work.
Like Israel, New York City's history has been defined by immigrants who come in search of freedom and the opportunity to build a better life. And like Israel, New York City has remained a target for terrorists who seek to destroy that freedom
No matter what you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands that this is not reality television; this is reality. She understands the job of president. It involves finding solutions, not pointing fingers; and offering hope, not stoking fear.
Ten years have passed since a perfect blue sky morning turned into the blackest of nights. Since then we've lived in sunshine and in shadow, and although we can never unsee what happened here, we can also see that children who lost their parents have grown into young adults, grandchildren have been born and good works and public service have taken root to honor those we loved and lost.
If you think of all the publicity about the terrible tragedy of Virginia Tech, we have a Virginia Tech in this country every day. It's just spread across 50 states.
I don't believe that government is good at picking technology, particularly technology that is changing. By the time you get it done and go through democracy, it's so outdated.
I've always thought if we don't want to enforce laws on the books, we should remove them from the books. But when you have laws, you breed contempt if you don't enforce them.
When youβre doing work you care about, you are able to work harder and better.
Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.
Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others.
A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.
You've got to believe in the possibilities. You've got to believe that tomorrow can be better than today. And here's the big one. Believe in yourself.
When I was young, my father used to say, βIf you are alive, there is hope for a better day and something good to happen. If there is nothing good left in the destiny of a person, he or she will die.β I thought about these words during my journey, and they kept me moving even when I didnβt know where I was going. Those words became the vehicle that drove my spirit forward and made it stay alive.
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