Orrin Woodward Quotes

To buy excuses, a person must sell his dream.

The only people capable of handling success are those who have learned to handle failures w/o taking their eyes off the prize.

Either you have dreams big enough to overcome your fears or you have fears big enough to overcome your dreams.

There are many shortcuts to failure, but there are no shortcuts to true success.

Imagine if we applied as much grace to others as we give ourselves & as much law to ourselves as we apply to others.

Life is meant to be lived in 'the zone', not the stands.

If you're going down the wrong path, speeding up isn't going to help.

To lead from the front you must get off your behind.

Successful people achieve because they think beforehand when it works & think afterwards when it doesn't work.

The difference between success & failure isn't ability as much as action.

You will never know what could have been done until you start doing what needs to be done.

Never let what you don't know stop you from doing what you do know.

Many lose through never starting. A job well begun is half done.

You can be on the right track and still get run over if you're not moving.

Since a leader cannot rise above his thinking, he must assault his limiting beliefs daily thru reading, listening & associating.

Thinking is the toughest kind of work which is why so many people avoid it.

Whereas goodness makes greatness teachable, greatness makes goodness touchable.

Politics is the art of saying well that which may or may not be true.

A fool is someone whose arrogance is only surpassed by his ignorance.

Modern society drinks in streams of information while dying of wisdom thirst.

Big mouths and small brains make the strangest noises.

I would rather suffer with truth than celebrate with lies.

In a world that loves lies, truth is subject to the greatest libels.

Success corrupts character when a person loses the spirit of thankfulness.

The gap between intentions and actions is character.

The character to follow thru on commitments made to others is built by following thru on commitments made to self.

The true test of character is to live win-win even when promoted to positions where win-lose is possible.

The only thing you can take with you when you die is what you are. Character counts more than possessions.

Absolute power doesn't corrupt, but rather, reveals character.

What people say about you, good or bad, is not nearly as important as what you are.

Something for nothing given to one group is nothing for something taken from another.

The more you free your heart from sin, the more your heart is free to serve.

Too many non-achievers confuse humility with humiliation.

Vision and persistence will take you to the top of the leadership mountain, but only humility will keep you there.

Ingratitude produces pride while gratitude produces humility.

Defeats are merely repeats with better information.

Sadly, when a person's possessions distract him from his purpose, he usually ends up losing both.

Focus is the ability to say no to the GOOD so you can fulfill the yes you said to the GREAT.

Successful people work hard on the right things b/c working hard on the wrong things only makes one worn out while failing.

Those who row the boat don't have time to rock it while those who rock it don't have time to row it.

Do you see a problem in every opportunity or an opportunity in every problem?

Old: Give me liberty or give me death. - New: Give me liberty or give me debt.

Free society's organize around the "invisible hand" while Force society's organize around the State's "visible fist.

Liberty was paid for by past sacrifices and given to us as a present gift.

You can either hold onto your dream by letting go of your excuses or hold onto your excuses by letting go of your dream.

Few lack talent, but most people lack the vision & perseverance to develop their talents.

Do you have the talent?' is rarely the question. 'Do you have the guts to finish?' is the real question.

It's not about what you're capable of, it's about what you are willing to endure.

Those who serve deserve.

I stopped paying the price for success and started enjoying the price for success.