Katherine Mansfield Quotes

It is when things go hardest, when life becomes most trying, that there is greatest need for having a fixed goal.

I know where I'm going to be, I'm not traveling here and there and everywhere. That didn't necessarily prompt me to it but it definitely opened up my mind of saying okay, maybe this is a good time to do this.

When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had finally started to focus.

If you have a dream, don't let anything stand in your way.

I've gotten this advice at different times, and it distills down to one word: purpose. Why are you here? When you start to get distracted by thoughts such as 'Do I fit in? Does this person like me?' - remember why you're there and what you want to accomplish.

No wind blows in favor of a ship without direction.

Discovering what you really want saves you endless confusion and wasted energy.

If you have a goal in life that takes a lot of energy, that requires a lot of work, that incurs a great deal of interest and that is a challenge to you, you will always look forward to waking up to see what the new day brings.

In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.

You're going to change the world? Well, go ahead and try. You'll give it up at a certain point and change yourself instead.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

I know where my priorities lie.

If we know where we want to go, then even a stony road is bearable.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

To have nothing to do, to sit there waiting for little aches and pains, is fundamentally wrong. Life has to be lived.

There are only two rules for being successful: one, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.

Realize what you really want. It stops you from chasing butterflies and puts you to work digging gold.

I learned to focus and work hard and not give up. I learned that every obstacle is really an opportunity.

When you believe in what you're doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference.

The big thing is that you know what you want.

You have a number of choices. You could continue to always fight against people who are really distractions. They're people in the cheap seats of life. Or you can do what you went there to do.

Always try the problem that matters most to you.

If I had one singular galvanizing ambition in life, I would try to reverse engineer toward it, but I don't.

It's a matter of choosing what is most important to you and putting that first. Once you have recognized your true purpose in life, this becomes much easier.

I know that each of us has much to do. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by the tasks we face. But if we keep our priorities in order, we can accomplish all that we should. We can endure to the end regardless of temptations, problems, and challenges.