I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation.
Cardinal RichelieuRead
Carry on any enterprise as if all future success depended on it.
Interpretation
Approach every task with complete dedication, as if your future success relies solely on it.
This quote by Cardinal Richelieu emphasizes the importance of commitment and focus in every endeavor. By treating each task as crucial to your future success, it encourages a mindset of diligence and responsibility, motivating individuals to give their best effort consistently.
In practice
In a motivational speech to encourage employees to give their best in upcoming projects.
A kingdom man is the kind of man that when his feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh crap, he's up!"
When I was 14, I would sit up in my room and write till my eyes would bleed.
I don't think young people are as demoralized as the media and government would like us to think. The obvious sign of that is how strong and how close personal connections are and how much people are able to build a life for themselves, despite all this stuff that's been thrown at them.
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
Try to fix firmly in your mind what you would like to do; and then, without veering off direction, you will move straight to the goal.
Somehow, I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man by a man who knows the secret of making dreams come true. The special secret it seems to me is summarized in four C's. They are Curiosity, Courage, Confidence and Constancy. And the greatest of all is Confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionably.
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