Paulo Coelho Quotes

I think you cannot be too complacent. I think that's dangerous, and you cannot take anything for granted.

I am not taking anything for granted.

Don't be lulled into complacency.

It is foolish for anyone to be complacent.

Even if you have the talent, you still have to push yourself. I don't think dreams magically appear, that's why they're called dreams. But if you do want to make that dream a reality, then you have to push yourself. It takes a lot of hard work, and if you don't have the focus, then it's going to be all the harder. If you have a big dream, it takes all of the above to achieve it: passion, the focus and the effort.

Sometimes when you get eager, you get sloppy. Sometimes when you get sloppy, you get knocked out.

If you don't take an opponent serious, they surprise you.

You are a person of destiny. You are not here by accident. There is no obstacle too big, no dream you can't accomplish.

Peeta?" I creep along the bank. "Well, don't step on me.

Really believe in yourself, and that no matter what anyone says to you, if you really have a dream and the passion - go for it! If you're willing to go through the rigors to get it, it will happen. It may not happen in your timeframe, but it will happen. I'm living proof of that. I was once on the other end of the spectrum, and now I'm living my dream. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

So long as one's just dreaming about what to do, one can soar like an eagle and move mountains, it seems, but as soon as one starts doing it one gets worn out and tired.

My parents always felt if I worked hard enough I could make any dream come true.

Do not fall asleep in your enemy's dream.

It is the enemy you underestimate who kills you.

Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible.

All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we happen to possess.

There's no way to convince people of your greatness. Whatever it is that you want to be, you have to know it inside and knife-fight your way to your dream.

Give yourself another chance to make your dream a reality. Don't allow a delay to become a denial. Raise the bar on yourself, increase your determination, and explode your drive. You will fail your way to success. Everything you experience can be used to grow through...not just to go through. Make your dream happen! You deserve!

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

I think if you're going on thinking oh, I can do this with my eyes shut, then it's probably not the right thing to be doing, you know.

Never let me slip cuz if I slip then I'm slippin'.

ALWAYS KNOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DREAM EXCEPT YOU. YOU?RE IN CONTROL OF YOUR DESTINY - BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!

Dare to accomplish the things you've only dreamed about doing. If you can dream it, you can do it.

Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. When you find your why you'll find your way. When you develop your will you will embark on your way. Many people start; few people finish. Many people have a dream; few people achieve their dreams.

If you have a dream, you can achieve that dream, you can achieve that goal. You just gotta go for it. But it also lets you know, that there is a price to pay.