Dennis P. Kimbro

Winners lose much more often than losers. So if you keep losing but you’re still trying, keep it up! You’re right on track.

The person who dumps garbage into your mind will do you considerably more harm than the person who dumps garbage on your floor, because each load of mind garbage negatively impacts your possibilities and lowers your expectations.

The world moves along at such a fast clip that we have little patience when things are slow, whether it’s the line at a supermarket or Internet access. We’ve become intolerant of those things that cannot be accelerated or skipped entirely. I can’t speed up the foundation work for a building, nor can I expect to play piano like Glenn Gould just because I want to.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word: excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Accountability breeds response-ability.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals. And so when I hear about negative and false attacks, I really don’t invest any energy in them, because I know who I am.

I don’t know exactly what’s next but I’m stepping forward with grit anchored in grace.

The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

When you try to come for me, I keep on flourishing.

Procastination is not about not doing is about not doing and feeling crappy.

Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale.

You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.