Quotes from Chin-Ning Chu

In spite of your fear, do what you have to do.

A positive attitude is important, but it is only part of the story. Understanding how to surmount pain, doubt, and failure is a vital component in winning the game of life.

The mind is easily distracted; it loses its focus and becomes restless. If it is not directed positively, its power will be diffused.

Often we are so concerned with what makes us feel good that we forget what makes us great.

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job .

Without the strength to endure the crisis, one will not see the opportunity within. It is within the process of endurance that opportunity reveals itself.

Remember, what may appear to be the source of one's strength can often also be the source of one's weakness.

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.

If you don't have a righteous objective,eventually you will suffer. When you do the right thing for the right reason,the right result awaits.

Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. However, unless we possess the power of endurance to live through the dark of the night, we will not see the glory of daybreak.

Success also requires the courage to risk disapproval. Most independent thought, new ideas, or endeavors beyond the common measure are greeted with disapproval, and ranging from skepticism and ridicule to violent outrage. To persevere in anything exceptional requires inner strength and the unshakable conviction that you are right.

Challenge your limitations for the pure joy of challenge.

Work Does Not Need You, You Need Work. Through Work, Destiny Unfolds. Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

As the Chinese proverb goes, 'Real gold does not fear the test of fire.

Water's power is rooted in its ability to conquer all on its path - often not by destroying things in an instant but by patiently eroding the land over time.

When you are truly aligned with virtue, there is no sense of arrogance, righteousness, or superiority. When you are truly aligned with virtue, a harmony pervades. VIII.

To [Chinese], war does not revolve around fighting. It is about determining the most efficient way of gaining victory with the least amount of conflict.

Have love in your heart, but be smart and express your compassion with restraint and detachment.

This is not a feel-good book. (But I am confident you will feel good after reading it.) It is not a motivational book. (But I promise you will be motivated once you are done.)

Why did everyone become so obsessed with being 'perky', upbeat, and happy all the time? In our happiness-obsessive culture, even a lack of smile might cause people to think there is something wrong with you. What's worse is when we buy into it ourselves.

Work Does Not Need You, You Need Work. Through Work, Destiny Unfolds. Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

When you compete with a person, you only have to be as good or better than the person to win. If you compete with yourself, there is no limitation to how good you can be.

You feel the intense desire to do good, to do right thing. At this stage, you also feel helpless.