It is the direct man who strikes sledgehammer blows, who penetrates the very marrow of a subject at every stroke and gets the meat out of a proposition, who does things.
Orison S. MardenThe strong man, the positive, decisive man who has a program and is determined to carry it out, cuts his way to his goal regardless of difficulties. It is the discouraged man who turns aside and takes a crooked path.
Orison S. MardenThe moment a man ceases to progress, to grow higher, wider and deeper, then his life becomes stagnant.
Orison S. MardenThe size and quality of your achievement will depend largely upon what sort of image you have of yourself at your best.
Orison S. MardenWork kills no one, but worry has killed multitudesโฆ Worry not only saps vitality and wastes energy, but it also seriously affects the quality of one's work. It cuts down ability. A man cannot get the highest quality of efficiency into his work when his mind is troubled. The mental faculties must have perfect freedom before they will give out their best. A troubled brain cannot think clearly, vigorously, and logically.
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