To have a very strong opinion all the time is corrosive to a person's intellect. It becomes your default position.
I think the best way to get a good night sleep is to work hard throughout the day. If you work hard and, of course, work out.
If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another. . . . And, if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made - that you made - and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.
If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.
You cant change the world alone - you will need some help - and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.
Following is one of the most underrated aspects of leadership. . . . I have seen many a good [military unit] underachieve, because someone. . . thought the commander was incompetent, and quietly worked to undermine his authority.
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.
The man of action is not the headstrong fool who rushes into danger with no thought for himself, but the man who puts into practice the things he knows.
Have you ever been on a roller coaster, Togawa-kun? You're only riding on it for a few minutes, right? If you spent the entire ride thinking "only so many seconds left. . . until this ride is over. . . " then what was the point of riding it in the first place? Nobody knows why we're alive. We don't have the time to bother.
When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised
All I want to do is change the world.