Opasek Quotes & Sayings

Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth. Perfectionism is the belief that if we live perfect, look perfect, and act perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgment, and shame. — Brene Brown

To live a fulfilling life, we must combine passion with compassion and strength without strife; we must get out of our comfort zone and into our strength zone; and we must work every day with discipline to ensure that our daily agenda reflects our values, our priorities, and the legacy we wish to leave for others. — Gabrielle

Gratitude goes beyond the 'mine' and 'thine' and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy. — Henri J.M. Nouwen

You'll never achieve real success unless you like what you're doing. — Dale Carnegie

Before you can write a single sentence, you must first create an entire world to support it. — Adam Santo

Observation: It would be awesome to fly in a superfast airplane that could chase the sunrise around the world for a while. — John Green

By now the crusaders had christened the most powerful French catapult 'Mal Voisine', or 'Bad Neighbour', while nicknaming the Muslim stone-thrower that targeted it for conter-bombardment 'Mal Cousine', or 'Bad Relation'. — Thomas Asbridge

I seek to find, so I search. — Lailah Gifty Akita

As long as you were willing to drink beer, get rowdy, and proclaim yourself a Viking, you had a place at their table. — Ilona Andrews