My whole life has been nothing more than a continuous struggle against Reaction and the death of art.
Pablo PicassoRead
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
Interpretation
Success requires a strong plan and dedicated action towards achieving our goals.
This quote by Pablo Picasso emphasizes that reaching our goals is not a matter of chance or mere wishful thinking. Instead, it insists that a well-structured plan combined with genuine belief and proactive effort is essential to achieving success. Without these components, the pursuit of our dreams would be misguided and ultimately fruitless.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving personal dreams.
My whole life has been nothing more than a continuous struggle against Reaction and the death of art.
Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.
In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt.
He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an inexorable, indisputable law.
You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.
I paint the way someone bites his fingernails; for me, painting is a bad habit because I don't know nor can I do anything else.
Entrepreneursh ip is a great leveller, since having the benefit of a wealthy background or a generous investor isn't always an advantage. The wonderful thing is that money is not the sole currency when it comes to starting a business; drive, determination, passion and hard work are all free and more valuable than a pot of cash.
I believe God wants you to have money to pay your bills, send your kids to college and do charity work and build orphanages. There's the teaching that we're supposed to be poor to show that we're humble. I don't buy that. I think we're supposed to be leaders. We're supposed to excel.
My career got off to a very shaky start when I dropped out of school at the age of 18. Despite my lack of academic credentials, I got a job as a fashion assistant at 'Harper's & Queen.'
If you want to be successful in a particular field or endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities. It's very important that you find something that you care about, that you have a deep passion for, because you're going to have to devote a lot of your life to it.
All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel ... and that's what I've been doing all my life.
Being successful doesn’t necessarily make you great. What makes you great is when you reach back and help somebody else become great.
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