Inspiration

1. “The wise seldom pick quality over quantity. They manage quality using quantity.”
2. “When the going gets tough, the tough don’t get going. They live life as per normal.”
3. “The eventual winners are those who are eventually able to negate distractions.”
4. “One with a brain and doesn’t use it – a human; one with a brain and uses it – a thinker; one with a brain and exploits it – an achiever.”
5. “When time passes, it does so at an infinitely high speed. That’s why scientists never bother to calculate it.”
6. “A boss is supposed to be dynamic and a worker, efficient. Yet you get promoted for efficiency and unappreciated for dynamism.”
7. “You will never be remembered for achievements but for mistakes.”
8. ” To learn to play the flute you must play the flute.”
9. “Know the man behind your dinner, but you need not necessarily thank him, for that dinner may be your last.”
10. “If your best friend is your enemy, then you have no other enemies.”
11. “To beat an opponent you must first be genuine friends. Only then can the thought of victory motivate you.”
12. “The 3Rs to 3Rs: Reflect, Review and Revise to attain Reign, Realisation and Relaxation.”
13. “If you dwell on the past, you’ll never get to the future. But if you don’t even look at the past, you’ll never get to the future too.”
14. “One reason the world has been irrationalised is the equation of seniority to authority.”
15. “You don’t actually win a game, nor will you be a proud man. You just made your opponents walk away heads down as losers.”
16. “Always learn from your enemies – especially those you’ve beaten – and commit the same mistakes the next time round. But do it in a way that you’ll win.”
17. “If one human set foot on the Moon, if one human lit up the world, if one human… then I must say no human can’t.”
18. “A bird’s muscles are the strongest near the centre of the wingspan, and weak at its extreme ends – flying by extremism will eventually make you fall.”
19. “It is ourselves we look after when we look after society.”
20. “If he is my ruler, I can be his too.”
21. “Confidence, optimism and belief is half the battle won.”
22. “Winners do not spend half a day sharpening their saw – it is already sharpened before daybreak.”
23. “Seldom is there a plausible compromise to standards.”
24. “Working hard is 30%, working smart is 70%. Smart workers might end up spending 30% less time and 70% less effort than hard workers.”
25. “We can never control the winds, but we can always adjust the sails.” – Proverbs
26. “Sometimes change may not be the only constant. You can create your own and maintain them, if you wish.”
27. “Many world-changers started out not just changing themselves, but also with a vision of their changed world.”
28. “Never say that you’re not accomplished. Always say that you’re not accomplished yet.”
29. “A candle loses nothing by lighting up another.” – Proverbs
30. “Nothing is impossible but everything is possible only if you try hard enough.” – Mr Low Chee Wai
31. “You don’t need to be the best, just be better than the rest.” – Mr Low Chee Wai
32. “We are too constantly blinded by our visions.”
33. “The sky is the loser’s limit. It is the winner’s lower quartile benchmark.”
34. “There is nothing very much hidden in this world. The truth lies in realisation, not finding, nor discovery.”
35. “Hearing is knowing, seeing is believing, asking is understanding, revising is remembering.”
36. “There are some kinds of people who will never succeed in this world. Identify them, then eliminate them or help them. Don’t just be friends.”
37. “Always debunk conventional wisdom when necessary – they teach success techniques for the masses, not you yourself. Nonetheless, do acknowledge them.”
38. “Common sense is not that common.”
39. “The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.”
40. “Success requires a contender, one who sees no value in surrender.”
41. “No one aims for mediocrity but many settle for it. Would you?”
42. “Life is about doing the best you can and outperforming yourself, not just living. You only live once and you’re only young once.”
43. ” I have only one source of stress: people who complain about stress. What is stress in the first place? Just self-inflicted torture.”