To die is poignantly bitter, but the idea of having to die without having lived is unbearable. – Rank: 1387
There has to be this pioneer, the individual with the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile that is new and different. – Rank: 1391
Before the beginning of brilliance, there must be great chaos. Before a brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish in the crowd. – Rank: 1391
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. – Rank: 1385
If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s OK. But you’ve got to shoot for something. A lot of people don’t even shoot. – Rank: 1394
After living with their dysfunctional behavior for so many years, people become invested in defending their dysfunctions rather than changing them. – Marshall Goldsmith Rank: 1405