Quotes About Perspective

I do think this next century, hopefully, will be about a more global view. Where you don't just think, 'Yes, my country is doing well,' but you think about the world at large.

I don't think success arrives and you're suddenly happy. It's not like that. If people think that they'll be very disappointed.

Go out looking for one thing, and that's all you'll ever find.

Failure-it centers me. Too much success has me thinking, All right, what's goin' on?

Our spiritual life cannot be measured by success as the world measures it, but only by what God pours through us- and we cannot measure that at all

It's nice, being brought up with no money at all. It's just not how I measure success, so that makes it a bunch easier.

Success and money can really be quite blinding.

With any level of success you get some non-musical things that come along - money, ego - and it's easy to lose your perspective and get off doing what you did to get there.

Understand that a problem is only a problem if you choose to view it as a problem (vs. an opportunity).

Of course, success is a relative term. It can be something completely different from winning the German championship eight times or making millions.

Define the limits of your vision: Having this, you will not be poorer Than a man who rules a dukedom.

Be grateful for your problems, for they stimulate an "I-can-solve-it" attitude.

If the ingredients for happiness are not within a person, no material success or entertainment or platinum credit cards can make that person smile.

Even my older brothers' early success 10 years ago didn't change me since there was such an age difference.

I wish I'd known sooner that success isn't defined by who goes the longest without vacation.

My secret for success? I don't know what the hell success means.

The success of any change depends, in large measure, on your attitude about that change.

Americans admire success. Englishmen admire heroic failure

Someone's always saying, "It's not whether you win or lose," but if you feel that way, you're as good as dead.

Without preservation and cultivation of the spiritual, your material success will be as ashes in your mouths.

I'm happy with the amount of success I've achieved. I feel like I'm getting better every day and I'm always learning. I don't take anything for granted and I've gained a deeper perspective on things.

It's important not to take anything for granted.

Many an optimist has become rich simply by buying out a pessimist.

Many assume my business success has brought me happiness. But the way I see it, I am successful because I am happy.