Top 34 John-Talmage Mathis Quotes
#2. Let your strength from the past
provide proof of your abilities to ...
conquer the difficulties of the present.
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#4. It felt wrong for me to push Lady Luck to the side and for me to choose who ought to be 'lucky'. It didn't seem right. It wasn't fair.
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#5. And to fight this beast of wrong is what I intend to do. To do otherwise is to sidestp this rabid injustice.
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#6. Until a job is outsourced or streamlined through an innovation, an employee is trained to operate robotically. This is what a brand is.
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#7. All decisions we've come to accept as right or wrong are ingrained in us from the society in which we abide. Rights and wrongs are not universally known or transferable.
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#8. Tools that make life simpler ... tend to make life more hectic, and more prone to disruptions.
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#9. You've looked in the mirror long enough.
See everything as if it were narrated by another.
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#11. Gossip is an unavoidable evil at school, work, or wherever, but when the HR department gossips, it elevates into malice.
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#12. I've never felt that the American Dream was owed to me. I never felt that I was entitled to this Dream. This is why I laid the cobblestone before me for this Dream to be achieved.
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#13. Since the beginning of time there have been people who see themselves as being above the law. To them the laws don't apply. These people often hold positions
in government and in the corporate world. Does a similar mentality exist within the casino world?
You betcha!
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#14. Electricity, shelter, and a safe place to sleep ...
trump the need to preserve your credit score, or
purchase a new gizmo.
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#15. The ordeals of others ...
prepare us, and
later become the compass ...
in our time of ordeal.
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#16. Was I a fool to believe in fate or in some destined illusionary path? I don't know. But we all need something to believe in.
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#19. Life isn't fair. It doesn't make sense. This unfairness is felt by everyone, from the Las Vegas tunnel dweller all the way to the executive in the high-rise. To some, these "unfair" experiences become a chastening ball and chain attached for the remainder of life.
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#20. So I resort back to such ideology: we all have a calling. We all have an ultimate purpose. On that is laid before us by destiny or one that is positioned in the crosshairs of our long-term goals.
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#21. The pain and shame felt are unknown to those with planned vacations. They know not of the tsunami that rescinded the homes, goals, and hopes of its victims - swallowed by the sea of greed.
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#22. Self-preservation - this is your new focus.
The only obligation of today is to preserve the breath of tomorrow. Then, once footing is regained, you can begin to fulfill debt obligations.
Debt is hindsight.
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#25. Trust can be one of life's greatest rewards, but it can also be the cause for the most destruction in one's life.
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#26. Creativity and passion dwindle when hungry. Premiums for talent are easier to demand when desperation isn't part of the equation. If I'm established, I can demand $350 an hour. If I'm desperate, I may accept $5.
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#28. Is it really necessary to reward the CEO with several million dollars? Why isn't it logical or common sense to pay the minimum-wage employee another quarter, give a quarterly fifty-dollar bonus, or even provide a two-hundred-dollar gas gift card?
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#29. I live by the belief that if you work hard and do the best you can, at the end of the day sleep comes easily for the dollar that was earned honestly. It was a lesson instilled by my parents. It was a lesson that I have always followed and found to be quite accurate.
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#30. The truth is, living in any society is difficult. Those who become desperate with a fractured sense of security are much more prone to being taken advantaged of.
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#31. Listen to people; nothing is accomplished if you dismiss other viewpoints. And of most importance: be confident. Have confidence in yourself. Have confidence in your resume - in your skills and in your qualifications. Be willing to learn.
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#32. In whatever decisions you make in life, you have to run them through a series of logic tests to make sure that there aren't better alternatives.
Don't ever accept anything blindly - good or bad.
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#33. Don't allow another human to decide your priorities. Their decisions are made without the slightest concern for how you're inconvenienced.
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#34. There is no magical formula to beat the casino. None. Save your money. Save yourself from the cons of an author and the cons of the casino.
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