Paulo Coelho Quotes

Sometimes you've got to just commit to the idea and press forward and trust that you made the right decision.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

You have to do what you believe in.

I have to trust what I do and then do it.

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.

You must ... communicate your passion to others and act accordingly, without hesitation when your decision is once made.

Give us the strength, give us the wisdom, and give us tomorrow.

There are going to be times when we can't wait for somebody. Now, you're either on the bus or off the bus. If you're on the bus, and you get left behind, then you'll find it again. If you're off the bus in the first place — then it won't make a damn.

Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.

Once we've made a decision, we are efficient only if we go through with it decisively, undistracted by doubts about its correctness.

Keep the faith, don't lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct.

There are still people who believe in that and wake up every day believing it's possible, and invest their whole selves in that.

When you face the perils of weariness, carelessness, and confusion, don't pray for an easier life. Pray instead to be a stronger man or woman of God.

A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose life and faith are so completely one that when the challenge comes to step out and testify for his faith, he does so, disregarding all risks, accepting all consequences.

Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?

A man of courage is also full of faith.

A lot of people are willing to pray or to put in work, but they're not willing to take true risks.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.

You really need faith in yourself to make art and to stand up for what you believe in.

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.

Have the courage of your desire.

You must know in your heart before anyone else does what is going to be good and then follow through.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their ability to act according to their beliefs.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

If you are going to make a change, don't go halfway. Make it with conviction and stick with your new idea. Ignore the scoffers. Remember, it is a law of nature that if something is different you're going to be taunted, jeered, and told the world is flat. Let the doubters fall off the edge.