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The First Dancer: How to be the first among equals and attract unlimited opportunities

Majid Kazmi

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Don't be quick to believe the bad things you hear about good people. Everyone has a story left untold.”

“It may sound paradoxical, but strength comes from vulnerability. You have to ask the question to get the answer, even though asking the question means you didn't know.”

“Our minds become slaves to those we see as having total power to control us and to cause pain to us. We are quick to give up control of ourselves to those who have the power to rule us as long as they also have the power to feed us. This is the fundamental construct of a feudal society.”

“Pause, breathe and smile. Anything that adds to your stress is likely not worth pursuing.”

“You owe it to yourself to forgive and forget. Holding grudges is like punishing yourself for others' actions and rewarding them for hurting you.”

“When you say you are in pursuit of happiness, what you essentially mean is that you are expecting your environment to always act in ways that would elicit an emotion of happiness in your heart. It is exactly as absurd as it sounds.”

“What you think of yourself in your mind is nobody's business. Make it count.”

“We all look for opportunities in the form of an ideal state of affairs; the perfect weather for picnic, enough time to call a friend, or a good offer to sell the house. The truth is, you have the power to create the state of affairs that you call opportunities.”

“The lies that people tell in stories is what makes them so true.”

“Pursuit of contentment is not the pursuit of an elusive tomorrow; it is the celebration of today. In that, it is the pursuit to end all pursuits.”

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