Daniel Tammet Quotes

So you've got to test the envelope, find out what are your abilities and if you falter, pick yourself up and test it again. Otherwise, what is it all about, you know?

You can look at it and say I'm doing this better or that better, but the bottom line is, I just learned to be mentally tougher.

Do not consider painful what is good for you.

Where I am right now I'm pretty good at. You know, I understand that there's a problem. I'm addressing it. I'm doing the work that I have to do.

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it can be done.

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally.

I admire when people take the harder path, not because they are masochistic and want to beat themselves up, but because you actually kind of learn more and I think you grow more.

When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.

I'm gonna have to develop myself. I'm just going to do the best that I can do.

Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

And again, hast thou valued Patience, Courage, Perseverance, Openness to light; readiness to own thyself mistaken, to do better next time

There is no such thing as balance in life, you just do the best you can, when you can with that you've got.

I've always said that my greatest crises are my greatest opportunities to prove my own character to myself.

I think I have a bright future. I know I have a problem which is going to be with me for the rest of my life, but it's for me to manage it.

Every fight, every camp I learn about myself and I get better. But every fight I get better.

Working on problems and self-examination is a sign of strength.

Every year is a roller coaster. I've enjoyed the struggle of having new coaches and having to prove myself over again. Being able to figure out ways to solve problems, to overcome obstacles - that's been fun.

I like pushing myself.

I had to play the cards that I was dealt to get better mentally, physically, and push myself to limits that I didn't think I was capable of.

I hated reading - I was not a 'good kid' - but I was determined when I put my mind to something.

When you have bad moments, you have to improve. You have to become stronger to deal with it, and I believe I have become stronger.

I just kind of try to go out and focus on what I've got to do to get myself better.

I feel like I haven't done the best in environments that aren't conducive to me doing well, and I have to do that. Because times are going to get tough, and I'm going to have to let things slide off my back.