J Robinson Motivational Quotes & Sayings

I mean, really, whatever you woke up worrying about this morning, get over it. How important in the greater scheme of things can it possibly be? Make your peace and move on. — Ken Robinson

Research indicates that, as long as we keep using our brains in an active way, we continue to build neural pathways as we get older. This gives us not only the ongoing potential for creative thought, but also an additional incentive for continuing to stretch ourselves. — Ken Robinson

You don't think. It's all instinct. If you stop to think, you're gone. — Sugar Ray Robinson

Get off of my shoulders. The foundation has been laid, now its time for you to build on it and get to work. — Amelia Boynton Robinson

Through imagination, we can visit the past, contemplate the present, and anticipate the future. We can also do something else of profound and unique significance. We can create. — Ken Robinson

It's not what happens to us that makes the difference in our lives. What makes the difference is our attitude towards what happens. The idea of luck is a powerful way of illustrating the importance of our basic attitudes in affecting whether or not we find our Element. — Ken Robinson

Some dreams truly are 'impossible dreams.' However, many aren't. Knowing the difference is often one of the first steps to finding your element, because if you can see the chances of making a dream come true, you can also likely see the necessary next steps you need to take toward achieving it. — Ken Robinson

One way of opening ourselves up to new opportunities is to make conscious efforts to look differently at our ordinary situations. Doing so allows a person to see the world as one rife with possibility and to take advantage of some of those possibilities if they seem worth pursuing. — Ken Robinson

Remember, this is your day and your world. — Amelia Boynton Robinson

Creativity is very much like literacy. We take it for granted that nearly everybody can learn to read and write. If a person can't read or write, you don't assume that this person is incapable of it, just that he or she hasn't learned how to do it. The same is true of creativity. — Ken Robinson

Most people didn't pursue their passions simply because of the promise of a paycheck. They pursued them because they couldn't imagine doing anything else with their lives. — Ken Robinson

Dream big; at least you will have the joy of reaching for the stars instead of living in a box filled with unopened gifts. — David Robinson

The more alive we feel, the more we can contribute to the lives of others. — Ken Robinson

You can think of creativity as applied imagination. — Ken Robinson