Daniel Baldwin Quotes

Achievers have an enabling attitude, realism, and a conviction that they themselves were the laboratory of innovation. Their ability to change themselves is central to their success. They have learned to conserve their energy by minimizing the time spent in regret or complaint. Every event is a lesson to them, every person a teacher.

I can always improve.

I always think about the difficulties I had to make sure I don't get too comfortable.

The only thing I can expect from myself is to learn from each competition and improve.

I still find it hard to push my own limits. I know where my limits are and that I always have to push myself.

Do not consider painful what is good for you.

You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward.

I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.

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.

In order to do something you must be something.

I question myself every day. That's what I still find motivating about this. I don't have the answers, I don't pretend that I do just because I won the match. Just keep fighting and maybe something good happens.

Just saying you are better than good won't make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better than good.

For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?

I like pushing myself, and usually if I'm not good at something I just won't do it because I'm a perfectionist.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility.

I think it can be a good idea to know what you do well and use that to open the door for yourself. Once you open the door, close it behind you, and start to make changes.

It frustrates me about myself when I see I'm not taking the road that demands more of me.

I feel confident imposing change on myself. It's a lot more fun progressing than looking back. That's why I need to throw curve balls.

You make mistakes, but I don't have any regrets. I'm the kind of person who takes responsibility for it and deals with it. I learn from everything I do. I work very hard, I have so many things going on in my life. Get to know me and see who I am.

If I can't find anything good, I am just going to have to get my butt in gear and start learning how to do everything.

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?

I think we all have demons, but my demons aren't that bad. They're productive demons. They keep me focused on the man I want to be and the life I want to live.

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

I just have to be better. There's not much else to say.