There is a fine line deep within the mind that makes self-belief and confidence, the defining elements of success and failure in any circumstance. How we learn to activate them without running the risk of lying to ourselves is the key that unlocks the superhuman lying dormant within us.
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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES The battle is not physical, it is spiritual and your mind is the battleground. Keep your mind pure a... JEANETTE CORON The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The key that unlocks energy is Desire. It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expec... EARL NIGHTINGALE The key that unlocks energy is ''Desire'.' It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we e... EARL NIGHTINGALE Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. The Biggest Threat to our Democracy, Freedoms and Future is Leadership that fosters and Appeases the... MICHAEL HARRIS The secret of my success is my hairspray. RICHARD GERE Clay in the hands of a good potter suffers so many good turns, but in the end, we see its real and t... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Your mind is a Microcosm of strength and power. There’s all the magic you need in it. When all els... CHINONYE J. CHIDOLUE I lied," I said. ... "I know it," he said. "Then do something about it. Do anything, just ... WILLIAM FAULKNER A great future starts with what you can see SOTONYE ANGA Your core, lying deep within you, is what makes you what you are. Some call it the soul, the Higher ... STEPHEN RICHARDS The worst part was that I had things I wanted to tell my mother, too many to count, but none of them... SARAH DESSEN We go there with confidence, but we know there is a very fine line between success and failure in th... ALAN SHEARER Food Allergies Are Not Due to Food, Rather Are Due to the Constant Contamination of That Food That Y... THEHEALTHFOODGURU How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL Dedication is the preparation to success! WERNER BOTHA Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Another year is ending, but something is pending ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH In the journey of life, certain paths may seem to be leading nowhere because of a mountain or hill o... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. ARTHUR ASHE The price of success is hard work, dedication and determination to the endeavour which he loves utmo... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA I believe that the greatest truths of the universe don't lie outside, in the study of the stars and ... ANITA MOORJANI Lie long enough and eventually you'll believe yourself. AHMED MOSTAFA Some people never take a chance and never know what it's like to live life to the full. CHLOE THURLOW I don't spend a lot of time asking "WHY?" Instead I focus on what I should do now or how I should re... JEFF DIXON-THE KEY TO THE KINGDOM Living a Princely life requires that you learn to think and reason like the Prince, talk and behave ... JAACHYNMA N.E. AGU The love you get, is equal to the love you give. BEN OAK I think that many people will intentionally overlook all of the lifeless facts about their relations... C. JOYBELL C. I don't want a new purpose. I want what's mine. I want my birthright. FAITH ERIN HICKS Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... I don't know if I have a favorite color. KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl. KATE MIDDLETON Even after the dehadhyas (the belief that 'I am the body') has gone, people will say, "I saw you eat... DADA BHAGWAN His life seemed like a deck of cards, and in the midst of all those two’s and three’s someone ha... TEKOA MANNING Such an impolite person. He is honest with everyone. LJUPKA CVETANOVA She said 'Over my dead body!' so I took her at her word. DIANA WYNNE JONES The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN What is the Other?" they ask. The Other is the one who taught me whatI should be like, but not ... PAULO COELHO We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL Piper had a new entry in her top-ten list of Times Piper Felt Useless . Fighting Shrimpz... RICK RIORDAN We are concerned about the fact that this value creation could be a risk within a larger group as it... CARLO PANUNZI Look, my friends!' he called. 'Here's a pretty hobbit-skin to wrap an elven princeling in! If it wer... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Then that's what the Northern Lights are. All the lives that we're not living. ADI ALSAID I believe one key to success is harnessing the lesson within our "failures" (What did we learn? How ... WILIAM CONSTANTINE Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. Today is about the now, the moment you live in, so do now what you want to do SOTONYE ANGA You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES Belief is the magic key that unlocks your dreams. ORRIN WOODWARD How do you know if something is real? That’s easy. Does it change you? Does it form you? Does it g... C. JOYBELL C. To search the sands of a lost desert for truth and justice in this world today you might as well be ... GARY F EVANS... Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... ERNEST HEMINGWAY The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda. JOHN C. MAXWELL Hail to you gods, on that day of the great reckoning. Behold me, I have come to you, without sin, wi... THE BOOK OF THE DEAD When a man takes one step toward God, God takes more steps toward that man than there are sands in t... THE WORK OF THE CHARIOT In a world in which the common rule which binds and regulates what the general masses feel is underm... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The two men had a conversation. Brief, cryptic, to the point. As though they had exchanged numbers a... ARUNDHATI ROY Beauty is the light within. Only when you see the light within yourself will others see it in you. F. JOHNSON Here was one with an air of high nobility such as Aragorn at times revealed, less high perhaps, yet ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Orion is above the horizon now, and near it Jupiter, brighter than it will ever be ... But i expect ... THOMAS HARRIS It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and... QUEEN ELIZABETH II My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have to be seen to be believed. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughou... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in th... QUEEN ELIZABETH II What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something e... QUEEN ELIZABETH II To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts an... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Grief is the price we pay for love. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a nobl... QUEEN ELIZABETH II At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Chr... QUEEN ELIZABETH II For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. QUEEN ELIZABETH II The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses w... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your s... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are g... QUEEN ELIZABETH II We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the man... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as... QUEEN ELIZABETH II These wretched babies don't come until they are ready. QUEEN ELIZABETH II I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has t... QUEEN ELIZABETH II In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace ... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters... QUEEN ELIZABETH II No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew... QUEEN ELIZABETH II I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and o... QUEEN ELIZABETH II Within you, right in your mind is your key to success SOTONYE ANGA Percy was getting tired of water. If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Po... RICK RIORDAN The end is the matter! A step to the end is a factor! ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH When each and every believer rises up to serve others and function according to their capacity, the ... HENRY HON Wake up to a brand new day and realize why you woke up to meet the day! Live to the end of another d... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH
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