Business and work quotes
Related topics“I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.”
Amy, in Ch. 44 : My Lord and Lady
Variant: I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Source: Little Women (1868)
“The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity.”
Quoted in Steve Jobs, the Journey Is the Reward (1988) by Jeffrey S. Young ISBN 155802378X
1980s
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
Preface to Transit of Venus: Poems by Harry Crosby (1931)
“To do nothing is the way to be nothing.”
Source: The Devil and Miss Prym [O Demônio e a srta Prym] (2000), p. x; this has also been misquoted as "A moment is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny."
Context: When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.
“Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.”
“Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.”
“To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart. ”
“You can have it all. Just not all at once.”
“This is the chance to fulfill a dream.”
Conversation: Elon Musk on Wired Science (2007)
“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”
Variant: We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same
Source: Journey to Ixtlan