Poverty is not what's in your pocket - its what you have in your head.
Interpretation
Poverty is defined by mindset rather than material wealth.
This quote emphasizes the idea that one's financial status is less important than one's attitude and beliefs. It suggests that true wealth comes from knowledge, creativity, and a positive mindset, rather than just having money in one's possession.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming financial struggles.
There is a difference between broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind and a depressed condition of your spirit, and you must vow to never, ever be poor again.
It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.
Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame.
The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.
The best way to measure how much you've grown isn't by inches or the number of laps you can now run around the track or even your grade point average - though those things are important, to be sure. It's what you've done with your time, how you've chosen to spend your days, and whom you have touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.
You have to work hard AND well. There are a lot of people who work hard but not well.
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