Catalyst Quotes

“Let’s Try to Live the Best We Can Now”

“May the Lord have mercy on my soul

Forgive me for my fetishes, my purchases, my clothes

Allow me to catch my rhythm so the nervousness just goes.”   (Brave Heart lyrics by Lupe Fiasco)

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“Pain doesn’t just show up in our lives for no reason.  It’s a sign that something in our life needs to change.”   (Mandy Hale)

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“There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them.”   (Anthony de Mello)

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“Nobody can decide for himself whether he is going to be a human being. The only question open to him is whether he will be an ignorant undeveloped one or one who has sought to reach the highest point he is capable of attaining.”   (Robert Maynard Hutchins)

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“If you are what you should be, then you will set the world on fire.”   (St. Catherine of Siena)

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“We are what we pretend to be so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”   (Kurt Vonnegut)

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“No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let’s try to live the best we can now.”   (Ziggy Marley)

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“You Can’t Please Everyone” / “And You Are Beautiful”

“Would there be any point in giving you the gift of imagination, the freedom to think as you choose, and dreams that set your soul on fire if even a single one of them couldn’t come true? 

I think not.  Think of the implications.

I love you too, too much.

Tallyho,     (signed)  The Universe”   (Mike Dooley, Notes from the Universe, 7.7.14)

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“It’s not about you.

Right in the front row, not four feet from Christian McBride, was every performer’s bête noire. I don’t know why she came to the Blue Note, maybe it was to make her date happy. But she was yawning, checking her watch, looking around the room, fiddling with this and that, doing everything except being engaged in the music.

McBride seemed to be too professional and too experienced to get brought down by her disrespect and disengagement.  Here’s what he knew:  It wasn’t about him, it wasn’t about the music, it wasn’t a response to what he was creating.

Haters gonna hate.

Shun the non-believers.

Do your work, your best work, the work that matters to you.  For some people, you can say, ‘hey, it’s not for you.’  That’s okay.  If you try to delight the undelightable, you’ve made yourself miserable for no reason.

It’s sort of silly to make yourself miserable, but at least you ought to reserve it for times when you have a good reason.”   (Seth Godin, Seth’s Blog, June 10, 2014)

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“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”   (Bill Cosby)

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“You can’t please everyone.  When you’re too focused on living up to other people’s standards, you aren’t spending enough time raising your own.  Some people may whisper, complain and judge.  But for the most part, it’s all in your head.  People care less about your actions than you think.  Why?  They have their own problems!”   (Kriss Carr)

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“Some lose all mind and become soul, insane.

some lose all soul and become mind, intellectual.

some lose both and become accepted.”   (Charles Bukowski)

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“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed.  And you are beautiful.”   (Amy Bloom)

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“It will take a nation of millions to hold me back.”   (Tim Howard, USA Soccer Team Player, quote in his yearbook)

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“Always Dream of How It’s Going to Be”

“Your choice.

Habits are a choice

Giving is a choice

Reactions are a choice

Ideas are a choice

Connections are a choice

Reputation is a choice

The work is a choice

Words are a choice

Leading is a choice

No one can be responsible for where or how we each begin.  No one has the freedom to do anything or everything, and all choices bring consequences.  What we choose to do next, though, how to spend our resources or attention or effort, this is what defines us.”  (Seth Godin, Seth’s Blog, 5.22.14)

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“Contrary to popular belief, there most certainly IS an ‘I’ in TEAM.  It is the same “I” that appears 3 times in RESPONSIBILITY.”   (Amber Harding)

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“Only those who can see the invisible can accomplish the impossible!”   (Patrick Snow)

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“In case you never get a second chance: don’t be afraid!  And what if you do get a second chance?  You take it!”  (C. JoyBell C.)

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“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places”   (Author Unknown)

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“We were always dreaming of how it was going to be.”   (George Lucas)

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“Life, Learn to Dance in the Rain / Life is Short, Move Slowly”

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”   (e. e. cummings)

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“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”   (Mark Twain)

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“If you don’t know, learn.  If you already know, apply.  If you know and have applied, improve.”   (Unknown Author)

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“If you care at all, you’ll get some results.  If you care enough, you’ll get incredible results.”   (Jim Rohn)

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“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass.  It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”   (Vivian Greene)

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“All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”   (Unknown Author)

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“The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.”   (William Saroyan)

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“Life is so short we must move very slowly.”   (Thai saying)

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“My Wish; the Passionate Sense of Potential”

“Some angels choose cleverly disguised lives in time and space, just to help folks get past judging by appearances.

No, they’re not much to look at, listen to, or dance with, and most would never guess they’re angels… but that’s the point.

Every soul is beautiful.

    (signed)  The Universe”   (Mike Dooley, Notes from the Universe, 6.24.14)

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“Trust the one who can see these 3 things in you:

     Sorrow behind your smile,

     Love behind your anger, and

     Meaning behind your silence.”   (Kamari aka Lyrikal)

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“Charlotte:  ‘I just don’t know what I’m supposed to be.’

Bob:  ‘You’ll figure that out.  The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.’”   (Lost in Translation, movie)

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“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”   (Alexander Graham Bell)

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“If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential – for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.  Pleasure disappoints; possibility never.”   (Søren Kierkegaard)

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“Create. Live. That’s What It’s There For”

“Accept responsibility for your life.   Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”   (Les Brown)

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“If it was just about surviving, getting by, and keeping things the way they are, then how would you explain imagination?

If it was just about sacrifice, selflessness, and altruism, then how would you explain desire?

And if it was just about thinking, reflection, and spiritual stuff, then how would you explain the physical world?

Get the picture?  Want it all?  That’s what it’s there for.”   (Mike Dooley, Notes from the Universe)

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“Most likely to succeed:

‘Succeed’ is in the eye of the beholder…

Most likely to hit a home run

Most likely to please my boss

Most likely to do the work

Most likely to work for free

Most likely to stick it out

Most likely to change everything

Most likely to be trustworthy

Most likely to attract attention 

Most likely to be invisible

Most likely to be worth it

There are many versions of most likely to succeed.  When you’re looking for a gig or a client, the category you are placed in by those that choose is up to you.  And no category = invisible.”   (Seth Godin, Seth’s Blog, 6.17.14)

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“Remember YOU are here to CREATE the person you want to be for life. Follow what drives YOU, popularity is nothing.  Be the person YOU want to be now because now is as close to the future as YOU will ever get.  Find someone that compliments YOU and learn everything there is about them. Body language, speech, and kindness will go far to connect with any person but always be conscience.  Never just waste time, fill it with that which will aid YOU to HAPPINESS and in turn success.  Take no moment for granted. LIVE.  Always choose the rarer of the two opportunities.  The one that appears frequently will return frequently.”   (Tanner Vaughan)

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“Life is short, live it.

Love is rare, grab it.

Anger is bad, dump it.

Fear is awful, face it.

Memories are sweet, cherish it.”   (Unknown Author)

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“Hard work is only a prison sentence when you lack motivation.”   (Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success)

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