Quotes on People

Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, their method of work, and their values. Knowing where one belongs can transform an ordinary person - hardworking and competent but otherwise mediocre - into an outstanding performer.

I think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of people.

Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement.

When people decide they want to be free, there is nothing that can stop them.

Our career is not something that we go out and *find.* Your perfect career is something that emerges from deep within you. When you are aligned with the truth within yourself, then you magnetize people and circumstances which align with that truth.

Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a thousand conditions were met...I can say that the most beautiful and natural expressions of joy which I have seen in my life were in poor people who had little to hold on to.

I like people who are working on practical things and who are working in teams. It's not so important to get the glory. It's much more important to get something that works. It's a better way to live.

The bottom line in all of it is that, in life, it's all about people.

Many people think that it is the function of a spiritual teaching to provide answers to life's biggest questions, _x000D_ but actually, the opposite is true. _x000D_ _x000D_ The primary task of any good spiritual teaching is not to _x000D_ answer your questions, but to question your answers.

Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead they should try to get their people to think more highly of themselves. It's wonderful when the people believe in their leader. It's more wonderful when the leader believes in their people! You can't hold a man down without staying down with him.

Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.

True love is when both people think they have the better half of the deal.

People always say 'They [teens] need a good talking to.' I've never agreed with that. A kid needs a good listening to.

Now, at the end of my visit to the Philippines, I commend you to Him, to Jesus who came among us as a child. May He enable all the beloved people of this country to work together, protecting one another, beginning with your families and communities, in building a world of justice, integrity and peace.

Dear young people, pray with me for peace in the world.

The culture of comfort, which makes us think only of ourselves, makes us insensitive to the cries of other people.

Let us encourage the generosity which is typical of the young and help them to work actively in building a better world. Youth do not solely need material things. Above all, they need to have those non-material values which are the spiritual heart of a people ... spirituality, generosity, solidarity, perseverance, fraternity, and joy.

The better portion of all sales I have made were made after people had said 'no'.

The only way to reach the mountain peaks of life is to forget about self and help other people reach greater heights.

Ninety percent of the art of living consists of getting along with people you cannot stand.

The richest people in the world build networks. Everyone else is trained to look for work, that's why there are two types of people today. Those who build their own dreams and those who build someone else dreams.