Curiosity is the best motive for writing: curiosity about the world at large, or about oneself. Michael Korda More Quotes by Michael Korda More Quotes From Michael Korda The more you can dream, the more you can do. Michael Korda dreamsuccessmotivational One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. Michael Korda goalmotivationalinspirational If your position is everywhere, your momentum is zero. Michael Korda momentumzerobasketball Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility in the final analysis. The one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility. Michael Korda successmotivationalinspirational Write it down. Written goals have a way of transforming wishes into wants; cant's into cans; dreams into plans; and plans into reality. Don't just think it - ink it! Michael Korda dreamwritingreality The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success. Michael Korda failuresuccessfulpeople To succeed, it is necessary to accept the world as it is and rise above it. Michael Korda failureacceptancesuccess Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency soars, our projects are completed -- we are going somewhere. By focusing our efforts to a single point, we achieve the greatest results. The first rule of success, and the one that supercedes all others, is to have energy. It is important to know how to concentrate it, how to husband it, how to focus it on important things instead of frittering it away on trivia. Michael Korda husbandkeysdoors The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own. Michael Korda creativitybusinesssuccess To succeed, we must first believe that we can. Michael Korda successmotivationalpositive Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets. Michael Korda learninggrowthsuccess Gossip, unlike river water, flows both ways. Michael Korda gossipriverswater Never reveal all of yourself to other people; hold back something in reserve so that people are never quite sure if they really know you. Michael Korda charismanever-quitpeople What you hear repeatedly you will eventually believe. Michael Korda affirmationbeliefbelieve Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency soars, our projects are completed we are going somewhere. Michael Korda accomplishmentkeysdoors The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance. Michael Korda fooldoeworld Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out. Michael Korda hatesuccessjobs The American system demands success, and in order to succeed we must first believe that we can. Yet our society, with its intolerance of failure and poverty, traps millions of people in positions where any kind of success seems impossible to contemplate, and in which failure itself is a kind of passive rebellion against their own misery and the social system which created it in the first place. To succeed it is necessary to accept the world as it is and rise above it. Michael Korda orderbelievepeople You need your strength and you need as much support from family, friends, and loved ones as you can get. Michael Korda supportsurvivalneeds The first rule of success, and the one that supersedes all others, is to have energy. It is important to know how to concentrate it, how to husband it, how to focus it on important things instead of frittering it away on trivia. Michael Korda focushusbandimportant
