We have not sought this conflict we have sought too long to avoid it our forbearance has been construed into weakness our magnanimity into fear until the vindication of our manhood as well as the defence of our rights is required at our hands.
My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater.
In properly organized groups no faith is required what is required is simply a little trust and even that only for a little while for the sooner a man begins to verify all he hears the better it is for him.
I am less disposed to think of a West Point education as requisite for this business than I was at first. Good sense and energy are the qualities required.
When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
Sticking to a diet required me to have a permanently low self-esteem. But happily I developed other skills beyond a fluctuating weight eventually building up a different source of self-worth.
It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases when everything goes right or when all the information required is available in proper format.
Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.
It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This however I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask and take it as required.
The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?
Profits in business always depend on the rate of interest: the higher the interest the higher the rate of profit required.
Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.
Life is the only art that we are required to practice without preparation and without being allowed the preliminary trials the failures and botches that are essential for training.
Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.
No matter how loud the stadium is once you're on that field and that offense walks up to the line it's silent. You can only hear the guys on the field. It's amazing how much concentration you can have when it's required and how powerful your mind is to give it to you.
Throughout my whole life as a performer I've never played with a band. I've always played alone so I was never required to stay in rhythm or anything. So it was a real different experience for me to start playing with a band. There were so many basic things for me to learn.