Quotations
Inspirational Wisdom
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Quotations by Ralph Marston
"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude"
(Ralph Marston)
"You can close your eyes to reality, but not to memories."
(Ralph Marston)
"Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get to work and get triumphantly through it. The time you spend living in fear is time you cannot spend living in love. The time you spend hiding and retreating from life is time you cannot spend growing and advancing and achieving."
(Ralph Marston)
"When something feels right, that means it is right for you. Pay attention to your authentic feelings, and follow where they lead."
(Ralph Marston)
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality."
(Ralph Marston)
"Humility reminds you that in order to receive value, you must create value in equal measure."
(Ralph Marston)
"The hours and days you spend being annoyed or frustrated are times when you deny yourself access to life's best possibilities. When you live in anger and resentment, you cut yourself off from life's goodness."
(Ralph Marston)
"Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of that day, but also of the additional day it takes to regain lost ground."
(Ralph Marston)
"Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It's leadership."
(Ralph Marston)
"Sure, there are many bad things that can happen. Yet you can be aware of them, and realistic about them, without being obsessed and consumed by them."
(Ralph Marston)
"Be thankful for it all. And beyond your many blessings, will be many, many more."
(Ralph Marston)
"It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it."
(Ralph Marston)
"Dreams are unrealistic, impractical, demanding -- and absolutely essential to living a rich and fulfilling life."
(Ralph Marston)
"You may very well have good reasons for resentment, frustration and anger. But that doesn't mean those negative responses are good for you, or that you must choose them."
(Ralph Marston)
"Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it."
(Ralph Marston)
"Even when there seems to be nothing else, there is hope."
(Ralph Marston)
"Perfectionism is really a manifestation of the belief that one's efforts are never good enough. Imagine: How many of the obstacles standing in your way are the product of your own imagination? What have you convinced yourself that you can't do? What limitations have you come to believe in? Your mind is very powerful and effective. Is it working for you, or against you?"
(Ralph Marston)
"Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work."
(Ralph Marston)
"You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.""
(Ralph Marston)
"Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of your true self."
(Ralph Marston)
"You can choose instead to live in the enriching, empowering light of your own highest visions. You can always choose to grow, to achieve, and to fulfill by immersing your awareness in life's ever-present goodness."
(Ralph Marston)
"The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen."
(Ralph Marston)
"There are very real obstacles and challenges to any course of action. And there's no need to add to them, by making up obstacles of your own. Unchain yourself from the bondage of your own thinking."
(Ralph Marston)
"Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities."
(Ralph Marston)
"Someday is not a day of the week."
(Ralph Marston)
"Excellence can be obtained if you:...care more than others think is wise;...risk more than others think is safe;...dream more than others think is practical;...expect more than others think is possible."
(Ralph Marston)
"What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have."
(Ralph Marston)
"Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best."
(Ralph Marston)
"Imagine the possibilities!"
(Ralph Marston)
"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows."
(Ralph Marston)
"Every aspect of your life is greatly influenced, day in and day out, by the way you imagine life to be. Imagine the best, choose the goodness, and "be a source of love and light for all to see.."
(Ralph Marston)
"There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one."
(Ralph Marston)
"When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?"
(Ralph Marston)
"There is no limit to what you can imagine. And with commitment, with effort, what you can imagine you can become. Put your mind to work for you. Believe that you can do it. The world will tell you that you can't. Yet, in your belief you'll find the strength, you'll find the ability, to do it anyway."
(Ralph Marston)
"You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination."
(Ralph Marston)
"When you are happy, be thankful and your happiness is greatly multiplied. When you are feeling down, be thankful and youll soon be feeling much better."
(Ralph Marston)
"What you are longing for is longing for you."
(Ralph Marston)
"Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality."
(Ralph Marston)
"Being truly thankful makes you infinitely more resourceful. By sincerely appreciating what you have, you find new and valuable ways to make use of it."
(Ralph Marston)
"Be someone who listens, and you will be heard. Be someone who cares,
and you will be loved. Be someone who gives, and you will be blessed. Be
someone who comforts, and you will know peace.
"Be someone who genuinely seeks to understand, and you will be wise. Be
someone kind, someone considerate, and you will be admired. Be someone
who values truth, and you will be respected. Be someone who takes
action, and you will move life forward.
"Be someone who lifts others higher, and your life will be rich. Be someone
filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which
you'll be thankful.
"Be someone who lives with joy, with purpose, as your own light brightly
shines. Be, in every moment, the special someone you are truly meant to
be.
(Ralph Marston)