"Genius is the ability to hold one’s vision steady until it becomes a reality."

- Benjamin Franklin

16 Mar • ∞

“Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It strengthens his power of accomplishment.”  Eric Butterworth

16 Mar • 1 note • ∞
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Which sounds longer to you, 569,400 hours or 65 years? They are exactly the same in length of time.

The average man spends his first eighteen years — 157,000 hours — getting an education. That leaves him 412,000 hours from age 18 to 65.

Eight hours of every day are spent in sleeping; eight hours in eating and recreation. So there is left eight hours to work each day.

One third of 412,000 hours is 134,000 hours — the number of hours a man has in which to work between the age of 18 and 65. Expressed in hours it doesn’t seem a very long time, does it?

Now I am not recommending that you tick off the hours that you worked, 134,000, 133,999, 133,998, etc., but I do suggest that whatever you do, you do it with all that you have in you.

If you are sleeping, sleep well.
If you are playing, play well.
If you are working, give the best that is in you, remembering that in the last analysis the real satisfaction in life come not from money and things, but from the realization of a job well done.

Therein lies the difference between the journeyman worker and a real craftsman.

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- Your Best Foot Forward
By H. W. Prentis, Jr. (1884-1959)

16 Mar • ∞
"Within every adversity is an equal or greater opportunity."

- Napoleon Hill

21 Jan • ∞
"When you want to be successful as bad as you want to breath, THEN you’ll be successful."

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20 Jan • 1 note • ∞

“how can you respect a girl when she can’t respect herself?”

5 Nov • ∞
"We forget, sometimes, how much the world can hurt. It can hurt people we love, people we don’t, people caught in the middle, even people who would give anything if they could just never, ever get hurt again. But sometimes the hurt can’t be avoided. It’s just coming at us and can’t be stopped, it’s in us and can’t be seen, or is lying next to us in the dark waiting. But sometimes it doesn’t come at all. Sometimes, we get this other thing that flutters down out of nowhere and stays just long enough to give us hope. Sometimes but rarely, barely, but just when we need it the most and expect it the least, we get a break"

- In Plain Sight (via quote-book)

via Quote Book: • 12 Sep • 1,716 notes • ∞

there is nothing we can’t do
i’ll see you along the way baby
the stillness is the move

11 Sep • ∞
"Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong."

- Sarah Dessen (The Truth About Forever)

via Quote Book: • 6 Sep • 1,096 notes • ∞

fuckyeahstreetlights:

Street in Paris

via • 6 Sep • 81 notes • ∞

Delicious Ambiguity.

6 Sep • ∞

He’s not thaaat cute.

You can get over him.

3 Sep • ∞

Something’s happened.

I have no idea what it is. But I know I’ve changed my attitude, and it’s made all the difference. I feel so happy to be alive, and just happy happy happy. I’m so ready to hit this hard. Future’s looking bright, as always :)

I was sitting outside by the pool reminiscing..thinking about all the good things that have happened it my life & are going to happen.
Ditched the negative experiences & thoughts.
I feel great.
Credit to David A Schwartz, Ph. D.

29 Aug • ∞

Yes, I do “just take music from [you].”

Thank you.

28 Aug • ∞

A million uninteresting things…

1. My dad is radioactive.

2. Half of me is excited for college. The other half..not so much.

3. I don’t know how to express why, but when I think of you, I think so many happy things…always followed by a passionate “Fuck you ____.”

4. I felt a surge of productive energy that I put towards completely cleaning my room (for real!) Ugh, yucky girl.

5. I can’t believe you are real.

6. I love when strangers/acquaintances actually/sincerely care about me..I find it touching.

7. There’s such a sensual air around you.

8. I try to show my parents I love them. I wonder what holds me back from telling them I love them everyday. Was that a habit parents started? or are children supposed to begin that habit?

9. I love that my parents are still in love<3

10. My cartilage is healing up nicely in my opinion. (I got it done at the piercing pogada? apparently a pretty terrible place to get it done…)

11. I lost my make up and refuse to straighten my hair. I don’t know how I’ll ever go back to using make up or brushing my hair. Damn.

12. The pressure is on. I want to hit this hard.

13. I think I’m going to remember this summer very well…

14. Music really moves me differently nowadays.

27 Aug • 1 note • ∞