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.
Keep your heel, head and standards high.
I found that when you start thinking and saying what you really want then your mind automatically shifts and pulls you in that direction. And sometimes it can be that simple, just a little twist in vocabulary that illustrates your attitude and philosophy.
Goals. There's no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There's no telling what you can do when you believe in them. There's no telling what will happen when you act upon them.
Faith becomes a bridge between where I am and where I want to go- it is a substance.
For we cannot tarry here, We must march my darlings, we must bear the brunt of danger, We, the youthful sinewy races, all the rest on us depend, Pioneers! O pioneers!
I just love it when people say I can't do something. There's nothing that makes me feel better, because all my life people have said I wasn't going to make it.
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