Inspirational Quotes
ByI came across some great inspirational quotes here.
Here are a few of them (taken from the link above) which I think are particularly useful for people with ADD/ADHD:
Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different.”
- Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
- Greg Taunt
“Do or do not, there is no try.”
- Yoda (Empire Strikes Back)
“Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing, that we see too late the one that is open.”
- Alexander Graham Bell
“Great opportunity is usually disguised as unsolvable problems.”
- Gretchen G. Clement
“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I’ll remember. Involve me and I’ll understand.”
- Confucius
“Creativity is the ability to see relationships where none exist.”
- Thomas Disch
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
- Peter Drucker
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and it looks like work.”
- Thomas Edison
“The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas.”
- Albert Einstein
“Whether you believe you can, or whether you believe you can’t, you’re absolutely right.”
- Henry Ford
“Man’s mind stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions.”
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.”
- Dr. Edwin Land
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
- Darrell Royal
“Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different.”
- Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Dear Dr. Kenny,
This is one of my favourites:
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” George Bernard Shaw
Or how about this one, which I just discovered and which seems particularly appropriate on a day when I had to leave work to drive my daughter to school because she missed the bus (again!) even though she was awake and dressed when I left the house in the morning:
“Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Becket
Sometimes it feels like that is what I am doing. Trying to fail better. At least there was no yelling and screaming on my part this morning.
Excellent quotes, Sarah. Thanks for sharing them.
Wow, love the Thomas Edison quote about opportunity looking like work. I’ve always been taught that *I* make my own opportunities and that nothing will come easy. If I go in to something expecting work, it makes it easier and more rewarding than just assuming something will be easy.
Wow, Dr. Kenny and Sarah, thanks so much for sharing these quotes…
I have some of my own.. I’d like to share.. I create poetry and quotes and other types of “one-liners” I’d like to share the ones pertinent to us in the ADHD world.. Ready?? : )
“For it is in silence, that we scream the loudest”… Lisa Cutalo
ADHD stands for: “All Disorganization Has Designation” : ) Lisa Cutalo
ADHD ” All Disorganized Human Beings Deserve a chance.”… Lisa Cutalo
Here are some I came up with just for fun… lol : )
ADHD ” Warning”!! ” Actively Dealing with Heavy duty Disorganization” ..
ADHD stands for ” Animated Dynamic Hell raiser Disorder” hahahah lol
Thanks Lisa – those are great!
I was seroliusy at DefCon 5 until I saw this post.