Mencius Quotes

When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what he can do.

Many people who want to be great aren't willing to do the work to make it possible!

If you look at anyone who has achieved great success and wealth, people like Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, or Lance Armstrong, they have all focused intensely in order to win.

If you want to be great in what you're doing, you really need to limit yourself, so I consider my life as the life of a monk.

It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.

Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.

You can never let anything distract you from your main objective. My only goal is to be great. That's all I want. That's all I ever aspire to be. Greatness is something nobody can ever take away from you, no matter what happens. So I put all my energy and focus into my craft.

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing.

I know what it takes to get to the top.

You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.

The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.

It's a matter of priorities. Do you want to win, or would you like to sleep? Do you want to win, or would you like to take a day off?

I want each experience on the ice to be everything I have.

If you want to learn and to become somebody, you must sacrifice some things.

I can't tell you how many times I had opportunities to do other things and went and golfed because I wanted to be the best.

Hard work, sacrifice and focus will never show up in tests.

Hope looks good on paper. But what creates greatness is focus, dedication and hard work. Daily. Go do it. We deserve to see you fly in 2014.

Great achievement always requires great sacrifice.

No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

And that's my point: all great things worth having require great sacrifice worth giving.