It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.
Luckily, in my case, I have managed, by writing, to do the one thing that I always wanted to do.
...I've never had a dream in my life, Because a dream is what you wanna do, but still haven't pursued. I knew what I wanted, and did it till it was done. So I've been the dream I wanted to be since Day One.
If you have the chance to realize some of these dreams you had as a kid, and you have the opportunity, why not pursue that?
I kind of have to pinch myself. A lot of my dreams are coming true.
Sometimes your dreams come true.
Having a great idea is simply not enough. The eventual goal is vastly more important than any idea. It is how ideas are implemented that counts in the long run
Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible.
The tiniest dream that you make happen is worth more than the biggest dream that you never attempt.
To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world - that I am able to change it in positive ways.
It's a dream come true to make my debut for England. It's something I always wanted to do as a young boy, and I'm sure there's thousands and thousands of kids who dream and wake up every morning thinking that's what they want to be. I feel very proud and very privileged.
Success is when you try to achieve your inward vision externally and have it come off the way you see it. Then YOU feel successful about it; that's how success is measured.
Don't ever be impressed with goal setting. Be impressed with goal getting.
Success - To rise from the illusion of pursuit to the disillusion of possession.
It's such a cool thing in life to get what it is you want. Most of the time we don't, but occasionally we do.
When you're young and you're striving, it's all uphill, and it's easier to climb. Then, when you get and look around, you sort of say, 'Wow, the altitude's kinda thin up here!'
