“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

Albert Einstein

I think Albert Einstein is trying to say that, a person that may be talented, is only gifted with passion. Think of every famous celebrity you know. Is that person famous because they are talented, or because they are passionate about what they do, and want to share it with other people. Even a genius like Albert Einstein was only famous because he was passionate about his studies. The ability to be passionate about what you do is the true talent that those people have.

“Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”

Louis “Lou” Holtz

I think this quote means that motivation is the beginning of everything you do. Your attitude may be how you will get through it, but “It” wouldn’t be there without your motivation. Motivation is the driving force for success, no matter how long the road is. So even if you have a good attitude, and you get through whatever you were doing, remember, it all started with motivation.

“And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count; it’s the life in your years. ”

Abraham Lincoln

I think that Abraham Lincoln is trying to say that no matter how long you live, it won’t matter if it doesn’t matter to any one else. Life should not be about living if other lives aren’t impacted for the better, because that should be what a life is about. It could be a smile to a stranger or you pull a Martin Luther King Jr. and make the lives of millions of people happier, but an act of kindness always counts. You could also think about like this. Say you live 100 years, pretty good life span right. But what if you lived your entire life being a negative nilly and making everybody miserable. That is not a life worth living. But then there could be a life where, even you don’t live that long, you were always happy and everybody’s life was a bit better cause you could lift them up. Whatever life have, the real question is simple. What kind of life do you want.

“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”

Thomas Edison

I think Thomas Edison is trying to say that with pretty much everything, an idea or an instruction, that is the easy part. The real work when achieving a goal, is the work. Working hard is makes the one percent of think, one hundred percent of do. That work will help you achieve your goal no matter how hard it is. Even if you are talented, that genius in you is all hard work. I think the one percent that’s the idea is motivation. The ninety nine percent that is working hard, is success.

“Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion is the fire that lights the way.”

Unknown

I think this unknown guy is trying to say that the drive that you get when your trying to reach a goal is fueled by passion. And if it is strong enough, your passion can drive you through life without having to be refilled. The purpose of your road trip however important, will always need that fuel. This is why passion is so important. Without passion that fuel tank will always run out and you will need to refill it. You wouldn’t be able to find the trail either. You will always be able to find the road, and always see it when passion is your light. Passionate, the trait, is not near as important as passion, the feeling.

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”

Theodore Roosevelt

I think Roosevelt is trying to say that thinking you can do something is half the battle. Belief inspires your actions, and those actions are the second half of the fight. But that belief sometimes has to be fought for. Believing is Half the battle for a reason. Sometimes that belief is right in front of you but it can also be out of sight. Sometimes things may seem so hopeless it’s not there. But its always there. Sometimes you just have to hike to it, then your battle is won.

“One determined person can make a significant difference. A small group of determined people can change the course of history.” ~~ Sonia Johnson

I think this quote means that a single person can make a big dent when it comes to changing the world, but a small group of people is enough to bring the wall down. But these people need to be determined, and they need to want to destroy the barrier not walk around it. And the will to bring it down has to be shared among the people, and most importantly, they have to be relentless. A lot of the time this wall is not supposed to be overcome, and this group of determined people will be punished. But if they really want to make a difference they will keep going. And finally this barrier will fall to hands of these people, and everybody will feel happy and free. And now these people who were punished, and told that they were wrong, changed history for the better.

“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.”

Paulo Coelho

I think this quote means that doing something is the best way to get better at it. If you take risks, and go out and do it, that could make all of the difference. If your brave, then you will be able to dig the deepest into your success by getting the most experience. Nothing will make you grow more than experience, so you even sit in a classroom and look at a screen that tells you how to do something, going outside and doing is the better teacher. So go outside, be brave, take risks, and you will fly the highest.

“We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box.”

Robert Fulghum

I think this quote means that people around the world look different from each other, speak different languages, and live in different places, but we are all people have learned to live in the same world. No matter how different we are, in all of the different kinds of ways, we are all humans. And all of us deserve to be treated like on even if they are dull, or have a weird name. And if someone is sharp, pretty, or bright, they shouldn’t be treated better than others either. We should all live equally in the same box.

“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.”

Sir Winston Churchill

I think this quote means that you learn the most maneuvering the obstacles not turning back and “saving yourself”. You are only saving yourself from growth and getting stronger. You learn better when you clash with the challenges, and push through hardships. Going with the flow might keep you safe, but you will only make a difference when you turn around and go against the crowd. Then you will rise the highest.