Paul Will
Paul Will
black-and-white thinking culture
I feel like the world we live in seems to be full of an increasingly grey area, but the culture that we live in seems to be getting really entrenched in black and white positions, and I think it's urgent to talk about that because it's going to kill us all.
mistake waiting feelings
I was always waiting for the secret to be handed down to me. Ron Howard asked me what I was waiting for and I went, "Ron, I'm waiting to know the secret. I keep feeling there's some sort of secret that's going to passed on from a director." He went, "Oh no. There is none. You've just got to on and do it and make mistakes and figure it out."
determination opportunity effort
Construct your determination with sustained effort, controlled attention, and concentrated energy. Opportunities never come to those who wait ... they are captured by those who dare to attack.
persistence quitting failing
90% of all those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit.
weakness problem drive-and-determination
Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems.
writing action produce
Writing crystallizes thought and thought produces action.
success goal realization
Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals.
truth-is
You never work for someone else. The truth is someone is paying you to work for yourself.
mistake steps ladders
Mistakes are merely steps up the ladder.
enthusiasm capture energy-and-enthusiasm
Enthusiasm glows, radiates, permeates and immediately captures everyone's interest.
motivational-sales inspirational-sales forget
Forget about the business outlook... be on the outlook for business.
time buckets hours
Most time is wasted, not in hours, but in minutes. A bucket with a small hole in the bottom gets just as empty as a bucket that is deliberately kicked over....
hell go-to-hell governors
Governor LePage tells Obama to go to hell!
whales people maine
I'm working for the people of Maine, not the whales of Maine.