Robert Ringer
Robert Ringer
Robert J. Ringer is an American entrepreneur, motivational and political speaker, and author of several best-selling personal-development and political books...
experts want ifs
If you want to become good at something, do it as often as possible. If you want to become an expert at it, do it every day.
change-for-the-better things-change problem
Everything changes for the better when you take ownership of your own problems.
mistake procrastination cost
The cost of procrastination is generally far greater than the cost of making mistakes.
stress people
It’s not stress that kills people, but how they react to it.
soul action mental-health
Theory is good for the intellect, but action is good for the soul. It's also good for your mental health, your physical health, and your pocketbook.
envy greed taxation
The greed and envy of the nonproducer is insatiable, so that eventually nothing short of 100% taxation will appease him.
jewels order people
In South Africa, they dig for diamonds. Tons of earth are moved to find a little pebble not as large as a little fingernail. The miners are looking for the diamonds, not the dirt. They are willing to lift all the dirt in order to find the jewels. In daily life, people forget this principle and become pessimists because there is more dirt than diamonds. When trouble comes, don’t be frightened by the negatives. Look for the positives and dig them out. They are so valuable it doesn't matter if you have to handle tons of dirt.
dream opportunity government
The American Dream was not about government's taking huge sums of money (under the label of "taxation") from citizens by force. The American Dream was about individualism and the opportunity to achieve success without interference from others.
media talking people
It is all too easy for the liberal media to stir up the irrational hatreds of millions of people, who see themselves as less fortunate than others, by repeatedly talking about eh billions of dollars in 'windfall profits' earned by major corporations, by featuring periodic stories on the opulent living of wealthy individuals, or by pointing an accusing finger at 'loopholes' used by 'the rich.'
safe assumption life-is
Assumption Theory: The only safe assumption in life is that the person who assures you that everything is all right is all wrong.
degrees produce results
The results you produce in life are inversely proportional to the degree to which you are intimidated.
motivational mistake stupid
What unleashes action is an individual's willingness to make mistakes - even to look foolish or stupid.
hands two people
What in fact takes place in an election is that two hand picked candidates are propped up before the citizenry, each candidate having been selected by a very small group of politically active people. A minority of the people... then elects one of these hand picked people to rule itself and the majority.
strong government people
You can have a strong government and a weak people, or strong people and weak government, but you cannot have both.