Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

Quote by Richard Bach

Topics: Firmness Quotes, Success Quotes

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a...

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a...

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters...

If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters...

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect...

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect...

The simplest things are often the truest.

The simplest things are often the truest.

Two things I do value a lot, intimacy and the capacity for joy, didn't seem...

Two things I do value a lot, intimacy and the capacity for joy, didn't seem...

Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.

Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.

Get this in mind early: We never grow up.

Get this in mind early: We never grow up.

All we see of someone at any moment is a snapshot of their life, there...

All we see of someone at any moment is a snapshot of their life, there...

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.

Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're...

Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we're...

In order to win, you must expect to win.

In order to win, you must expect to win.

In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea.

In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea.

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the...

Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the...

Real love stories never have endings.

Real love stories never have endings.

Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you...

Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you...

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to...

Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to...

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it...

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it...