Quotes why do i even try

In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. I must go out and get it myself. That's why I'm here. To dominate. To conquer. Both the world and myself. Martin, A Game of Thrones.

People try to bottle up their emotions, as if it's somehow wrong to have natural reactions to life. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying. Do your thing, and don't care if they like it. I mean you have to have someone to love.

There is no failure, remember, except in no longer trying. It is the courage to continue that counts. It's like breathing—once you quit, your flame dies letting total darkness extinguish every last gasp of hope. I don't want to stand still anymore. I mean, I am not sure how to move forward exactly, but I'm willing to try. With you. I try not to be too invasive into my personal life. When I was younger, I used to tweet a lot, everything I was doing and feeling.

I can't do that anymore, because it's just giving people too much room to judge. I don't really listen to rock music anymore. But were I to write a song that sounded like it could be a rock song, I'd probably give it to the Pornographers, and I'd be excited to try to make it work.

If you try to hold on to something you don't have anymore, you can't be happy in the moment. Magnus tells me I was a hero. And I see on your face when you're looking at me that you're searching for that guy. The guy you knew who was a hero, who did great things.

I don't remember doing those things. I don't know if that makes me not a hero anymore. But I'd like to try to be that guy again. As for my identity within the context of New York nightlife? I left in the '90s, so I'm not part of the scene anymore. I'll always be interested in what's happening downtown, and I try and keep up with the changing faces on social media. We just can't go and try to turn the clock back, that's not happening anymore.

You've got to figure something else out. I'm going to try not to be the problem anymore. I don't work all the time. That's why I waited to have children until I was ready for that.

It requires intention and discipline, just like becoming a better hitter or a better salesperson. But it is a skill set that I believe others, like me, can learn. It's not about working hard, it's about working together. You have to care more about the team than you do about yourself. I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.

For any group of people to be successful they must collectively understand why they do what they do. How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong.

Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. I decided a long time ago that if I was going to hold grudges in business, it would turn into a full-time job. Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do.

Attitude determines how well you do it. Have a fierce resolve in everything you do. Demonstrate determination, resiliency, and tenacity. Do not let temporary setbacks become permanent excuses. Use mistakes and problems as opportunities to get better-not reasons to quit. Discipline is the highest form of love.

If you really love someone, you have to give them the level of discipline they need. The hardest habit to develop is to win. The people who develop this habit never take winning for granted, they never feel entitled to victory. A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and dreams I gave my best. One of the primary characteristics of not only being successful yourself, but also being a successful teammate, is the desire to fill any role necessary for you and your team to become successful.