Reset, readjust, restart, refocus.As many times as you need to.
Just don't quit!
I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear.
So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you're capable of doing and what you're not.
-- Michael Jordan
MermaidDiagram Comment.
The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.
Greed is your god, Kaz."He almost laughed at that. "No, Inej. Greed bows to me. It is my servant and my lever.
Hope was tricky like water. Somehow it always found a way in.
There is something more powerful than any army. Something strong enough to topple kings, and even Darklings. Do you know what that thing is?”I shook my head, inching away from him.“Faith,” he breathed, his black eyes wild. “Faith.
Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.
Nikolai had been told that hope was dangerous, had been warned of it many times. But he’d never believed that. Hope was the wind that came from nowhere to fill your sails and carry you home.
But hope rises like water trapped by a dam, higher and higher, in increments that mean nothing until you face the flood.
A thousand desperate wishes have been spoken on these shores, and in the end they were all the same: Make me someone new.
And what god do you serve, then?”“Whichever will grant me good fortune.” “I don’t think gods work that way.” “I don’t think I care.
We can’t help the way we’re born. We can’t help what we are, only what life we choose to make for ourselves.
I don't care if you danced naked on the roof of the Little Palace with him. I love you, Alina, even the part of you that loved him.
Have any of you wondered what I did with all the cash Pekka Rollins gave us?""Guns?" asked Jesper."Ships?" queried Inej."Bombs?" suggested Wylan. "Political bribes?" offered Nina. They all looked at Matthias. "This is where you tell us how awful we are," she whispered.
They had an ordinary life, full of ordinary things—if love can ever be called that.
Do you answer a question directly?""Hard to say. Ah, there, I've done it again
They are orphans again, with no true home but each other and whatever life they can make together on the other side of the sea.
The moment our lips met, I knew with pure and piercing certainty that I would have waited for him forever.
I have loved you all my life, Mal,” I whispered through my tears. “There is no end to our story.
Sometimes scientific discoveries are like that […]. Once people know something is possible, the pace of new findings increases. (Wylan)
This goes to show you that sometimes the unseen is not to be feared and that those meant to love us most are not always ones who do.
Sisters in battle, I am shield and blade to you. As I breathe, your enemies will know no sanctuary. While I live, your cause is mine.
Truth means something different when it's given freely.
Where are you going?" she called after me, her voice mocking. "What's waiting for you out there?" "Nothing!" I shouted at her. "No one!
Good luck, Oretsev. Find the firebird, and when this is over, I'll see you well rewarded. A farmhouse in Udova. A dacha near the city. Whatever you want.""I don't need any of that. Just..." He dropped Nikolai's hand and looked away. "Deserve her.
Had she really thought the world didn't change? She was a fool. The world was made of miracles, unexpected earthquakes, storms that came from nowhere and might reshape a continent.
Faith knows no border and no nationality.
To live is to grieve.
Hope was the wind that came from nowhere to fill your sails and carry you home.
Is that stupid?" he asked. It was the first time she'd seen him look anything less than sure of himself. "To want a chance at greatness?
You cannot worry about what came before or what happens next, what has been lost or what you might gain. There is only this moment.
Women don't want to be seduced. They want to be seen and listened to. You can't do either of those things if you're thinking up strategies on how to win her over.
Knowledge Strategy Execution
Motivation is a byproduct of action, not the catalyst for it.
Control your thoughts or your thoughts will control you.
Today is a new day. Stop living in the past.
Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase.
You attract what you are, not what you want. If you want great, then be great.
Your goals should scare you a little and excite you a lot.
