Quotes from US Presidents
Strive for the top, the world is watching, and doing your responsibilities today.
“Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still beat the pack.”
— Gerald Ford, 8th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977
Another version of “shoot for the moon; even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.“
Most people don’t try their very best. So if you do, then at the very least you’ll be getting ahead of most people. And at best, you’ll achieve more than you could have ever dreamed!
“Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.”
— Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States from 1801 to 1809
We tend to act a lot more positively when we think that someone else is watching. We stick to the important task at hand, work harder, and think more deeply.
Use that idea to guide how you act every day. Pretend that someone is watching you, especially a loved one or someone who you don’t want to disappoint. It will raise the standard of your actions to a higher level.
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
― Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
Putting off work that you’re responsible for isn’t going to make it any easier. No matter how long you put it off it’ll still exist as a lost opportunity that you decided not to capture. In fact, the longer you put it off the harder it will get to complete as you lose the initial momentum.
Do yourself a big favour and finish your most important work as immediately as possible. As soon as you get over the first hump of getting started, the momentum will carry you through to completion.
Not only will finishing it benefit you, but it will also give you a boost of confidence knowing that you were able to push through to accomplish your goal. The more you do it, the easier it gets, and the stronger you become at accomplishing all that you desire.