Pragmatic Quotes

How we present ourselves at any given time is dependent on the situation. We constantly balance the tension of high aspirations with the pragmatism of realistic expectations. The key is to represent ourselves in such a way that we can fulfill the expectations we create.

At once, it’s clear I cannot gush. We try me playing cocky, but I just don’t have the arrogance. Apparently, I’m too “vulnerable” for ferocity. I’m not witty. Funny. Sexy. Or mysterious By the end of the session, I am no one at all.

Suzanne Collins

I hated Sundays as a kid. From the moment I woke up, I could feel Monday looming, could feel another school week all piled up and ready to smother me. How was I supposed to enjoy a day of freedom while drowning in dread like that? It was impossible. A pit would form in my chest and gut—this indescribable emptiness that I knew should be filled with fun, but instead left me casting about for something to do. Knowing I should be having fun was a huge part of the problem. Knowing that this was a rare day off, a welcome reprieve, and here I was miserable and fighting against it. Maybe this was why Fridays at school were better than Sundays not in school. I was happier doing what I hated, knowing a Saturday was coming, than I was on a perfectly free Sunday with a Monday right around the corner.

Cyrus wanted a woman to take care of Adam. He needed someone to keep house and cook, and a servant cost money. He was a vigorous man and needed the body of a woman, and that too cost money- unless you were married to it. Within two weeks Cyrus had wooed, wedded, bedded, and impregnated her. His neighbors did not find his action hasty. It was quite normal in that day for a man to use up three or four wives in a normal lifetime. p.19

There's something immoral about abandoning your common sense in matters of social importance.

A painting shouldn't be just a picture, it should be a philosophy.

Lovers tend to be philosophical, achievers are practical.

Pragmatism is good prevention for problems.

It is OK to say 'no'.It is OK to say 'I will think about it'.It is OK to say 'I will try'.It is NOT OK to make promises you cannot keep.

Izey Victoria Odiase

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Salary is the currency that is gotten from mortgaging your life and time

Your calling is your destiny

You must invest quality time in your land to become great

Invest in your purpose and land of promise

Everything looks for you when you become great

Your net worth depends on your added value

Your gift or calling enables you to ask the question of what to do

When” answers the question on time which is the currency of time

Greatness is the quality of time converted into production or value

Always live in the here and now

Our ability to convert time determines how great we will become

Always put your heart into and show commitment in whatever you do

The totality of your commitment will make you more efficient

The ability to be intense in whatever you do is a key factor in reclaiming your lost years

You have to be purposeful and intense to reclaim your lost years

Your intensity increases your productivity

Your intensity increases your net worth

When you are intense, you will do things persistently and with speed

You need to understand the principle of intensity to reclaim time

Intensity is the extreme application of force and strength

Learn to do everything with speed to be efficient and effective

Speed is the ability to take a decision in a few seconds

You don’t need any confirmation if you are already in the spirit

The doctrine of waiting for confirmation is one of the greatest time killers

Throw away the doctrine of waiting for confirmation

You need intensity to be quick

If your idea is not against your conscience or the will of God, go for it

It is impossible to pause, stop or delay time

You have to be skillful in your time management to be productive

You have to be skillful in your time management to be effective in life

Time evolves daily

Every fragment of time that passes daily must be converted for it to be fully effective

Always be organized in adding value

Be organized in maximizing time

You have to be pragmatic, purposeful and goal-oriented to be fully effective

Make sure everything you do is targeted at yielding maximum results

Always live in active consciousness

Living in active consciousness is being in the “here and now

If you are not living in active consciousness, you will always be lost

To be productive, you have to stop being absent-minded

You can discover your calling through the eyes of others

You need focus and concentration to be effective in life

The amount of value produced at a certain period depends on the level of focus used to attain it

To regain your lost years, you must make sure that any activity targeted at attaining your goal must be done with the qualities of intensity, speed and focus

Always take an inventory of your life

Time wasters are life wasters

Purposefully dedicating time into developing yourself is one of the keys to being effective in life

Use your resources wisely and spend quality time on developing your resources

Always have a list of what you want to achieve in life

Be strategic and purposeful in whatever you do

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