Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content.
—Louis L’Amour
Topics: Contentment
Up to a point a man’s life is shaped by environment, heredity, and the movements and changes in the world around him. Then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing he wishes to be. Only the weak blame parents, their race, their times, lack of good fortune, or the quirks of fate. Everyone has it within his power to say, ‘This I am today; that I will be tomorrow.’ The wish, however, must be implemented by deeds.
—Louis L’Amour
Topics: Self-reliance, Tomorrow, Confidence, Self-Discovery, The Future, Attitude
Men strive for peace, but it is their enemies that give them strength, and I think if man no longer had enemies, he would have to invent them, for his strength only grows from struggle.
—Louis L’Amour
Topics: Difficulties, Adversity
For you and me, today is all we have; tomorrow is a mirage that may never become reality.
—Louis L’Amour
Topics: The Future, Tomorrow
Adventure is just a romantic name for trouble.
—Louis L’Amour
Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.
—Louis L’Amour
Topics: Books
What a man wants to do he generally can do, if he wants to badly enough.
—Louis L’Amour
Topics: Dedication, Commitment
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