Years ago I learned to be totally responsible for Dionne Warwick. I will not wait for opportunities. I will create them.
Interpretation
Take initiative and create your own opportunities instead of waiting for them to come.
This quote by Dionne Warwick emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility and proactive behavior in achieving success. Rather than relying on chance or external circumstances, it advocates for individuals to take charge of their own lives and forge their own paths by creating opportunities that lead to fulfillment and achievement.
In practice
This quote can inspire a team meeting focused on innovation and taking initiative.
I was born into a family of gospel singers. My early ambitions were many. I was going to be a ballerina. I almost had that one come true until I tore a tendon, so I transferred from my toes to my throat and that's where the talent settled.
I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I've been given the ability to share that.
My parents gave me stability and a belief in myself and in all the possibilities life has to offer. I was told the only limitations I would ever face were those I placed upon myself.
I refuse to allow prejudice to defeat me.
I was told by my grandfather who was a minister that we all were put here on earth to be of service to one another, and it is quite gratifying to know that if I am able to be of help to one that is not able to help themselves then I am fulfilling my obligation as a human being.
All good men and women must take responsibility to create legacies that will take the next generation to a level we could only imagine.
Most train to be part of the game. The greatest train to be the game: I am the game. Third-and-9, two-minutes left, that's what I train for. I train for moments everyone runs from. I run for them.
When a man gets it into his head to do something, and when he exclusively occupies himself in that design, he must succeed, whatever the difficulties. That man will become Grand Vizier or Pope.
I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
I think that it is very important if you know what you want, understand where you are heading towards, and try your best to get it. It is only when we use our hearts to do it, and fall in love with what we are doing, then can we really get real determination.
The world belongs to the energetic.
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