You can't master your future if you're still a slave to your past.
RihannaRead
Keep your eyes on the finish line and not on the turmoil around you.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Focus on your goals despite the challenges surrounding you.
This quote emphasizes the importance of maintaining a clear vision of your goals while ignoring distractions and difficulties that may arise. It encourages individuals to persevere through adversity by concentrating on their ultimate objectives, rather than getting bogged down by negative circumstances.
Themes
FocusGoalsPerseveranceAdversitySuccess
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to encourage athletes during a competition.
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All quotes →I used to feel unsafe right in the moment of an accomplishment - I felt the ground fall from under my feet because this could be the end. And even now, while everyone is celebrating, I'm on to the next thing. I don't want to get lost in this big cushion of success.
RihannaRead
When it comes to everybody else's thing and their lane and their timing, I'm never doing anything intentional to, like, come after somebody. That will always be my biggest mistake or anybody's biggest mistake if that's their intention.
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People - especially white people - they want me to be a role model just because of the life I lead. The things I say in my songs, they expect it of me.
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Once you're back on your feet - if you ever make it back on your feet - that's the ultimate achievement. I remember I was in New York at the Trump Hotel and I woke up and I just knew I was over it. It was a different day. I felt different. I didn't feel lonely. I felt like I wanted to get up and be in the world. That was a great, great feeling.
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Spend time with people who know how to use their days well. Just as iron sharpens iron, positive people will inspire you to be positive.
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