I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes personal responsibility in achieving one’s own high standards.
Henry Rollins highlights the importance of self-determination and accountability in striving for personal excellence. By setting high standards for oneself, he asserts that it is ultimately the individual’s choice to succeed or fail based on their actions and dedication.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire students to take charge of their futures.
Some people see Black Friday as a much-needed break for their wallet. I see it as retail outlets showing the customers the full weight of their contempt. The frenzy to buy cheap crap from China, the human downgrade of people fighting with each other over items they can probably live without, to me, is an insult.
Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.
Sitting in a room, alone, listening to a CD is to be lonely. Sitting in a room alone with an LP crackling away, or sitting next to the turntable listening to a song at a time via 7-inch single is enjoying the sublime state of solitude.
When the Iron doesn't want to come off the mat, it's the kindest thing it can do for you. If it flew up and went through the ceiling, it wouldn't teach you anything.
If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America.
If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always. I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you
If you learn how to defeat that person when you're running. You will know how to not quit when things get hard in your life.
At 25, I was in the audience of my first professional speaker, Bob Bales. His presentation got my attention. I had never seen anyone having so much fun 'at work' and getting paid for it!
I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.
If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder.
If you're sad, add more lipstick and attack.
Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out.
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