Famous Optimal Thinkers
Optimal Thinking, the language of our best self, empowers us to be our best, pursue the best ends by the best means, and gives us the best chance of achieving everything we want.
History books are crammed with famous Optimal Thinkers from every walk of life. Albert Einstein encouraged us to live according to an Optimal standard. He said: “We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility.” Benjamin Franklin put Optimal Thinking to work when he said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Below is a selection of Optimal Thinking quotes from well-known people and businesses.
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Political Leaders
"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."
"Our values are the best hope for the future of our world."
"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing."
"I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can you can't do any better."
"I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help-and God's."
"Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'"
"There is no passion to be found in playing small - in settling for a life that is less than what you are capable of living."
"Above all, I believe in God. I believe also, that I must live with myself. I must be able to face myself each morning and say: 'I did my best yesterday. I will do my best again today.'"
"My charge as prime minister is to take any decision that is in the best interest of the country."
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
"My highest duty as president is the security of our people, the security of our nation."
"A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind."
"Let us not seek the Republic answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer."
"The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency."
"The supreme quality of leadership is integrity."
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Performers and Sports People
"Life has taught me to just be the best I can be."
"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment."
"Living your best life is your most important journey in life."
"A problem is a chance for you to do your best."
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out."
"When she (my mother) passed away, I kind of understood the commitment that she made to make sure that I could stay in skating. And I wanted to live up to whatever I could. Not so much win everything, but just to be the best that I could possibly be, to honor her memory and everything she went through to make sure that I was given the opportunities to be the best that I can be. Not to be a world champion or an Olympic gold medalist, but to be the best that I could be. And that was the most important thing that ever happened in my career."
"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."
"Go in there and do the best you can. That's all you can do."
“My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.”
"We simply wanted to do the best we could for a movie.... All we could do is show our best hand and wait for the results."
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."
"The noblest art is that of making others happy."
"Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated."
“I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.”
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”
“You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.”
“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.”
"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."
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Business People and Corporations
"You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself."
"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me."
"Our main objective is to achieve maximum sustainable economic growth."
"We're always with you."
"The world's warmest welcome."
"Earth's biggest selection."
"The best bankers in business."
"The ultimate driving machine."
"There are no limits on fun."
"The world leader in business news."
"The simple things in life are often the best."
"Simply the best."
"The team with the best players wins."
"You only have to be right once."
"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning."
"Success is best when it's shared."
"Next to the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing."
"Communication is the most important skill any leader can possess."
"I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement."
“The person who can understand data, explain it to the business and make it actionable will become the most valuable employee of the future.”
"My passion is to help each and everyone of you to get the best sleep of your life."
"I do the best I can every time I can."
"To the thousands of Disney cast members and employees past and present: My pride in you and appreciation of you is boundless."
"You have to hope for the best and prepare for the worst. You don't just hope for the best. That's a suckers game."
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