Mar 05 2008

Great Quotes To Live By

Published by Dan Johnston at 9:41 pm under Uncategorized

Here are some quotes I thought I’d share from the speakers I saw today:

“It’s not a black thing, it’s not a white thing, it’s a green thing”
-Christopher Gardner

“For $25,000 I’ll listen to him tell all the Ni$%^ he wanted. I was laughing all the way to the bank”
-Christopher Gardner

“When the CFO and the Chair of the Board are selling, its probably a good indicator of what to do!”
-Phil Town

“It was a small misunderstanding…..I had to go to jail”
-Martha Stuart

“If you don’t give appropriate attention to what has your attention it will take more than it deserves”
-David Allen

“The more something is on your mind, the less is probably getting done about it”
-David Allen

“95% of the time when you have the time and energy to do something you don’t have the time and energy to think about what you need to do”
-David Allen

“Life has been made too confusing, too complicated…Laugh, move, dance”
-Loretta LaRouche

“If you want to make god laugh, tell him your plans”
-Quincy Jones

“Live everyday like its your last, one day you’ll be right”
-Quincy Jones

“Copy the 10 people you admire most….once you walk in their shoes and gain confidence your own personality can come through”
-Quincy Jones

“When people doubt me I’ve practiced my response….Right, we will see”
-Quincy Jones

“Not one drop of my self-worth depends on your acceptance of me”
-Quincy Jones

“Dan, you have some amazing rhythm, don’t let it go to waste. One day you’re going to be a star”
-Quincy Jones

“When life gets to be too much, stop and let your soul catch up. Listen to a great song”
-Quincy Jones

“Tell someone you love them. Call, write, email or text an old friend. Tell someone you miss them.”
-Quincy Jones

“I played 1000 games where I didn’t have to be great, just better than the other guy”
-Andre Agassi

“Focus on getting one day better, not two, and build momentum each day”
-Andre Agassi

“Eat an elephant one bite at a time”
-Andre Agassi

“If this is co complicated for you, let me make it simple, if you see the ball move and hit it”
-Andre’s Coach during The French Open Finals

Thats all for tonight. Look forward to more indepth articles on each of the speakers over the next few weeks.

Dan.

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