Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met. 2.31K
Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. 661
A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements. 718
Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why? 882
Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure. 1.62K
When I was at drama school, I wanted to change the world, and thought I had some great wisdom to impart to people about humanity. Now that I’m older, I know enough to realise that I know nothing at all. 643
In my own personal life, God plays a great role in the risk, because I pray before I go into the operating room for every case, and I ask him to give me wisdom, to help me to know what to do – and not only for operating, but for everything. 769
To build a great company, which is a CEO’s job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom. 870
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. 1.42K
Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit. 746
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. 749
I love being. There’s so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn’t it great just being? 892
