Taking Control Of Your Life Quotes

“I have often thought that Walter Mitty had it in him to be more than a hen-pecked loser. Instead of living it up as a flamboyant daredevil in his dreams, he could have chosen to be a responsible man in real life, going about his work with dignity, and people may just have treated him with respect. Did his failures in life lead him to seek solace in daydreams or did his wandering mind stand in the way of his potential success? One must have triggered the other, and then it would have been both working together. An empty life drives you to fantasies of fulfilment, which then form a deadly, vicious circle which can turn you into a cartoon, as it did poor Mitty. Or lead you to ruin like Madame Bovary.”
― Indu Muralidharan, The Reengineers

“Men and women are what they make of themselves.”
― Seth Adam Smith, Rip Van Winkle and the Pumpkin Lantern

“Everything was to be experienced at the highest pitch of passion and life. To expect something greater after life was to forget that life was the greatest thing of all. He had forgotten that, and now he wanted to live with all his strength and with no further dread.”
― Nina George, The Little French Bistro

“Victory is always a possibility - but it only happens when you decide to make it your reality.”
― Stewart Stafford

“If you spend the next five years taking responsibility for the challenges or deficiencies in your career, rather than trying to change your employer, the economy, or some politician, you’ll win. You’ll learn more, gain more respect and trust, and stand out from your peers.”
― Evan Thomsen, Don’t Chase The Dream Job, Build It: The unconventional guide to inventing your career and getting any job you want

“Unless you take control of your life, you will forever be a slave to others. The choice is yours.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“Prophecy: The best way to foresee what the future might hold is to work on each step and so make it unfold.”
― George Hammond