November 1, 2020: Perspective Blog

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November 1, 2020

     It is good to hear successful people – in this case Denzel Washington – share some of the lessons they learned along the way. (There is no such thing as an overnight success!)

   Here are a few quotations from him that are worth noting:

Just because you are doing more, does not mean that you are getting a lot done.

“Ease” is a greater threat to success than hardship.

Without commitment you will never start.

Without consistency, you will never finish.

     For some interesting vignettes about his life, and great quotes not found above, listen to his University of Pennsylvania commencement address at: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpW2sGlCtaE

      Here he says about his early pursuit of a career:

I prayed, and I prayed, and I prayed, and I failed, and I failed, and I failed. But I did not quit.

     


Sarah Miller