For me, sitting still is harder than any kind of work.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the difficulty of being inactive compared to being industrious.
Annie Oakley's quote highlights the idea that inactivity can often be more challenging than physical labor or effort. It suggests that for some people, especially those who thrive on action and productivity, the prospect of doing nothing is not only uncomfortable but also mentally taxing, underscoring a deeper appreciation for the value of being dynamic and engaged.
In practice
In a motivational speech to encourage team productivity.
Aim for the high mark and you will hit it. No, not the first time, not the second time and maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally you'll hit the bull's-eye of success.
After traveling through fourteen foreign countries and appearing before all the royalty and nobility I have only one wish today. That is that when my eyes are closed in death that they will bury me back in that quiet little farm land where I was born.
Have a definite, clear, practical ideal - a goal, an objective.
If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries with it the thrill of a gold medal. One wants to win to prove himself the best.
Not everyone will be happy when you begin to better yourself. Those who are for you will not just celebrate in your triumphs, but they will also pray with you through your tribulations.
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.
Raise your ambition beyond where you're capable of now. There's nothing about my hometown that said I'd be working with Fortune 50 CEO's, Olympians, at the highest level.
Keep the weeds of negative influence from your life. 'Farm' the seeds of constructive influence.
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