Thousands acknowledge they are sinners, who have never mourned over the fact.
Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in control. Yet in our offices and our classrooms we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you through the day, but the latter will get you through the night.
Goals that people set for themselves and that are devoted to attaining mastery are usually healthy. But goals imposed by others – sales targets, quarterly returns, standardized test scores, and so on – can sometimes have dangerous side effects.
In the past, work was defined primarily by putting in time, and secondarily on getting results. We need to flip that model,” Ressler told me. “No matter what kind of business you’re in, it’s time to throw away the tardy slips, time clocks, and outdated industrial-age thinking.
You can’t move mountains by whispering at them.
My definition of stupid is wasting your opportunity to be yourself because I think everybody has a uniqueness and everybody’s good at something.
Change the voices in your head. Make them like you instead.
Right from the start, you were a thief, you stole my heart.
My dad raised me with some good advice: ‘Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you’ll never have enemies, because people will always know where you’re coming from.’
True beauty is knowing who you are and what you want and never apologizing for it.
Long-term relationships are an everyday choice. It’s harder to be in a marriage than it is to bounce from one relationship to the next.
The aggressive side of me comes across in my music, but I’m just a sweet girl.
The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It’s the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it – no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.
For so long, I was searching for something to be proud of. But at a certain point, I realized, ‘Wait, I’m doing what I want to be doing. I’m not wanting to do it; I’m doing it.’ And that’s awesome.
You hear people say it all the time, how life changes so drastically. But you can’t possibly grasp how beautiful that is until you have your child.
Sexy doesn’t have to come with the price tag of being dumb.
I can turn heartbreak into songs that help other people.
Women have fought so long and hard for our rights and equality, and now all our attention is put on being a size 0.
Why do we fall in love so easy, even when it’s not right?
I change my mind so much I need two boyfriends and a girlfriend.