Cornel West: I remind young people everywhere I go, one of the worst things the older…
I remind young people everywhere I go, one of the worst things the older generation did was to tell them for twenty-five years "Be successful, be successful, be successful" as opposed to "Be great, be great, be great". There's a qualitative difference.
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- Nobody but you, can determine how hungry you are. God gave you the ability to be hungry! So whatever you are hungry for, GO GET IT and always EAT FOR SUCCEED and not just to be satisfied!
- All future success depends on asking and answering 3 questions: 1. What do I need to stop doing? 2. What do I need to continue to do? 3. What do I need to start doing?
- Always tell the truth. Be willing to do your part. Don't be fatalistic. Put on the NEW you. Get MAD, but don't be STUPID! Tell the devil to go to Hell (but NOBODY ELSE). Be a GIVER not a TAKER. Push people up. Don't GRIEVE (hack-off) the Holy Spirit. Be kind, TENDERHEARTED and FORGIVE one another.
- Consistency is the secret of long term success.
- Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed.
- Unless you’re willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won’t happen.