Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
Interpretation
Focus on making a positive impact rather than just achieving status or wealth.
This quote emphasizes the importance of contributing value to society and the lives of others instead of merely chasing success as defined by typical societal standards such as money or fame. By prioritizing value, individuals are more likely to find fulfillment and create lasting positive change.
In practice
Motivational speech for a business conference.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
When you make a lot of money, it just means you made a lot of money. It doesn't make you a better person.
Just because I made it look easy doesn't mean that it was and you don't work hard and become a Hall of Famer without working day in and day out.
I began by acting like the person I wanted to be, and eventually I became that person.
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
Values cannot be speedily forgotten if it is inconvenient or commercially expedient. Values have to have meaning and longevity; otherwise they are valueless. You cannot embrace innovation up to a point or only sometimes. Branding demands commitment; commitment to continual re-invention; striking cords with people to stir their emotions; and commitment to imagination. It is easy to be cynical about such things, much harder to be successful.
Creating opportunities means looking where others are not.
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