P.N. Elrod Quotes

“Do you really think anyone needs some kind of notarized statement saying 'Dear Saint Peter, here's another stiff, pass him through the gates, signed, Father McGonnigill.'...'PS: He once had a hot dog on a Friday, but don't hold that against him.' ”

“Love is responsible for nearly every kind of insanity in the world though greed, vanity, and pure meanness contribute their portion to general misery.”

“I highly recommend re-reading good personal development books. Rarely can we read a book once and internalized all of the value from that book. Achieving mastery in any area requires repetition—being exposed to certain ideas, strategies, or techniques over and over again, until they become ingrained in your subconscious mind.”

“The moment you take 100 percent responsibility for everything in your life is the same moment you claim your power to change anything in your life. However, the crucial distinction is to realize that taking responsibility is not the same thing as accepting blame. while blame determines who is at fault for something, responsibility determines who is committed to improving a situation. It rarely matters who is at fault. All that matters is that you are committed to improving your situation.”

“On the other side of that line was freedom—the kind of freedom that can never be taken away from you. It was freedom from our self-imposed limitations. Although through our training we have grown to believe that running 52 consecutive miles was possible, none of us really believed in our heart of hearts that it was probable. As individuals, each of us struggled with their own fear and self-doubt. But the moment we cross that finish line, we have given ourselves the gift of freedom from our fears, our self-doubt, and our self-imposed limitations.”

“There is nothing to fear, because you cannot fail—only learn, grow, and become better than you've ever been before.”

“Kalau nanti aku tidak asik lagi. Tidak menyenangkan lagi. Ingatkan aku tentang hal-hal yang pernah membuatmu bersikeras mempertahankanku.”

“Menjadi penulis adalah sebuah perjalanan panjang, yang tidak selalu diisi oleh hal-hal yang menyenangkan. Akan selalu ada kritik, akan selalu ada komentar negatif, akan selalu ada kesalahan. Yang terpenting adalah kita belajar dari kesalahan-kesalahan tersebut dan bangkit untuk menggapai mimpi kita.”

“Ketakutan dan kebimbangan itu lahir dari jelmaan bayangan bagaimana pandangan mata mereka melihat kita. Hukuman-hukuman dunia yang membarisi akal fikir manusia sedikit sebanyak mengundang keterbatasan. Bila pun aku berkata aku telah dewasa dan bebas, tapi masih merasa terkongkong dan terikat, saat itulah aku percaya aku perlu berehat sebentar dari memikirkan hal-hal dunia yang tidak akan pernah puas dan habisnya.Apa yang sedang kau cari dan gali? Harta milik Qorun turun temurun? Gerun.”

“I'm beginning to think that to hope isn't the same as to expect something. To hope is to believe that life is an acceptable chaos.”