30 
inspiring 
Quotes
“Happiness is an attitude. We 
either make ourselves 
miserable, or happy and 
strong. The amount of work is 
the same.” 
Carlos Castaneda 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“When one door of happiness 
closes, another opens, but often we 
look so long at the closed door that 
we do not see the one that has been 
opened for us .” 
Helen Keller 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“You have brains in your 
head. You have feet in your 
shoes. You can steer yourself, 
any direction you choose.” 
Dr. Seuss 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Your work is going to fill a large 
part of your life, and the only way 
to be truly satisfied is to do what 
you believe is great work. And the 
only way to do great work is to love 
what you do.” 
Steve Jobs 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Instead of wondering when 
your next vacation is, you 
ought to set up a life you 
don’t need to escape from.” 
Seth Godin 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“The problem with the 
rat race is that even if 
you win, you’re still a 
rat.” 
Lily Tomlin 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“A man should never 
neglect his family for 
business.” 
Walt Disney 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Don’t say you don’t have enough 
time. You have exactly the same 
number of hours per day that were 
given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, 
Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, 
Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas 
Jefferson, and Albert Einstein .” 
H. Jackson Brown Jr. 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Someone once told me that ‘time’ is a 
predator that stalks us all our lives. 
But I rather believe that time is a 
companion who goes with us on the 
journey and reminds us to cherish 
every moment because it will never 
come again .” 
Jean-Luc Picard 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“It is not the strongest of the 
species that survive, nor the 
most intelligent, but the one 
most responsive to change.” 
Charles Darwin 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Opportunity is 
missed by most people 
because it is dressed in 
overalls and looks like 
work.” 
Thomas Edison 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“You miss 100 percent 
of the shots you don’t 
take.” 
Wayne Gretzky 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Do or do not. 
There is no try.” 
Joda 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Those who say it can not 
be done, should not 
interrupt those doing it.” 
Chinese Proverb 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Whatever the mind of man can 
conceive and believe, it can achieve. 
Thoughts are things! And powerful 
things at that, when mixed with 
definiteness of purpose, and burning 
desire, can be translated into riches.” 
Napoleon Hill 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“You are not your 
resume, you are 
your work.” 
Seth Godin 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Far and away the best 
prize that life offers is the 
chance to work hard at 
work worth doing.” 
Theodore Roosevelt 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Even if you are on the 
right track, you’ll get 
run over if you just sit 
there.” 
Will Rogers 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Yesterday’s home 
runs don’t win 
today’s games.” 
Babe Ruth 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“If you work just for money, you’ll 
never make it, but if you love what 
you’re doing and you always put 
the customer first, success will be 
yours.” 
Ray Kroc 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“When writing the story 
of your life, don’t let 
anyone else hold the pen.” 
Harley Davidson 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“A professional is 
someone who can do his 
best work when he doesn’t 
feel like it.” 
Alistair Cook 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Happiness is not something 
you postpone for the future; it 
is something you design for 
the present.” 
Jim Rohn 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Nothing can stop the man with 
the right mental attitude from 
achieving his goal; nothing on 
earth can help the man with the 
wrong mental attitude.” 
Thomas Jefferson 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in 
my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 
26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the 
game winning shot and missed. I’ve 
failed over and over and over again in 
my life. And that is why I succeed .” 
Michael Jordan 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“People inspire you or 
they drain you - pick 
them wisely.” 
Hans F. Hansen 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“The Pessimist complains about 
the wind. The optimist expects 
it to change. The leader adjusts 
the sails.” 
John Maxwell 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“Whether you think you 
can or whether you think 
you can’t, you’re right!” 
Henry Ford 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“When you change 
your thoughts, you 
change your world.” 
Norman Vincent Peale 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
“A man is but the 
product of his thoughts. 
What he thinks, he 
becomes.” 
Mahatma Gandhi 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
I hope you find these quotes as inspiring as I 
find them. 
For more on the topic, check out my LinkedIn 
Influencer blog: 
BLOG 
© 
2014 
Bernard 
Marr, 
Advanced 
Performance 
Ins8tute, 
BWMC 
Ltd. 
All 
rights 
reserved.
About 
This slide deck was put together by 
Bernard Marr, 
Founder and CEO of the Advanced Performance Institute. 
Bernard Mar is a bestselling business author, keynote speaker, strategic performance 
consultant, and analytics, KPI & Big Data guru. He helps companies with their big data 
strategies and trains teams to better leverage data in their companies. 
Read Bernard’s blogs: 
• LinkedIn Influencer Blog 
Connect with Bernard on: 
• LinkedIn 
• Twitter 
• Advanced Performance Institute 
© 
20 14 
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Performance 
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BWMC 
Ltd. 
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  • 1.
  • 2.
    “Happiness is anattitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.” Carlos Castaneda © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 3.
    “When one doorof happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us .” Helen Keller © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 4.
    “You have brainsin your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose.” Dr. Seuss © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 5.
    “Your work isgoing to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 6.
    “Instead of wonderingwhen your next vacation is, you ought to set up a life you don’t need to escape from.” Seth Godin © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 7.
    “The problem withthe rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” Lily Tomlin © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 8.
    “A man shouldnever neglect his family for business.” Walt Disney © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 9.
    “Don’t say youdon’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein .” H. Jackson Brown Jr. © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 10.
    “Someone once toldme that ‘time’ is a predator that stalks us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because it will never come again .” Jean-Luc Picard © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 11.
    “It is notthe strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 12.
    “Opportunity is missedby most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Thomas Edison © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 13.
    “You miss 100percent of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 14.
    “Do or donot. There is no try.” Joda © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 15.
    “Those who sayit can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it.” Chinese Proverb © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 16.
    “Whatever the mindof man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches.” Napoleon Hill © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 17.
    “You are notyour resume, you are your work.” Seth Godin © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 18.
    “Far and awaythe best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” Theodore Roosevelt © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 19.
    “Even if youare on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” Will Rogers © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 20.
    “Yesterday’s home runsdon’t win today’s games.” Babe Ruth © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 21.
    “If you workjust for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.” Ray Kroc © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 22.
    “When writing thestory of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.” Harley Davidson © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 23.
    “A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn’t feel like it.” Alistair Cook © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 24.
    “Happiness is notsomething you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” Jim Rohn © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 25.
    “Nothing can stopthe man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” Thomas Jefferson © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 26.
    “I’ve missed morethan 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed .” Michael Jordan © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 27.
    “People inspire youor they drain you - pick them wisely.” Hans F. Hansen © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 28.
    “The Pessimist complainsabout the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” John Maxwell © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 29.
    “Whether you thinkyou can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right!” Henry Ford © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 30.
    “When you change your thoughts, you change your world.” Norman Vincent Peale © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 31.
    “A man isbut the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.” Mahatma Gandhi © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 32.
    I hope youfind these quotes as inspiring as I find them. For more on the topic, check out my LinkedIn Influencer blog: BLOG © 2014 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • 33.
    About This slidedeck was put together by Bernard Marr, Founder and CEO of the Advanced Performance Institute. Bernard Mar is a bestselling business author, keynote speaker, strategic performance consultant, and analytics, KPI & Big Data guru. He helps companies with their big data strategies and trains teams to better leverage data in their companies. Read Bernard’s blogs: • LinkedIn Influencer Blog Connect with Bernard on: • LinkedIn • Twitter • Advanced Performance Institute © 20 14 Bernard Marr, Advanced Performance Ins8tute, BWMC Ltd. All rights reserved.