Be like a duck

"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like
the dickens underneath."

-- Michael Caine

We can be like the duck in other way. Less Talk and more Work.

Is it hard to work without talking?

Life has got a habit of not standing hitched

"Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride
it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes
by that don't change some of your old notions for new ones,
that is just about like trying to milk a dead cow."

-- Woody Guthrie

You must not keep steady where you are, instead, find a way everyday that will keep you moving on and become better.

Can you afford to live everyday without change?

The road to happiness lies in two simple principles

"The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find
what interests you and that you can do well, and put your
whole soul into it -- every bit of energy and ambition and
natural ability you have."

-- John D. Rockefeller III

Choose what you want then put your time, effort, and focus into it.
Reaching ambition is possible if you learn to utilize your available tools.

It is impossible for you to gain your happiness?

Nature does not hurry

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." 

-- Lao Tzu 

There is time for everything, but it can be done earlier and better.

How would you like to do something you like, now or later?

I really believe that everyone has a talent

"I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or
skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in
life."

-- Dean Koontz

There are no reason to depend on others, because equally we have talent, skill, and ability.

What is your reasons in depending on others?

People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.

"People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell
them Benjamin Franklin said it first."

-- David H. Comins

Very seldom that people accept ordinary people ideas, they do not know that great people start from being an ordinary.

Why is it that people give more credit to great people?

One resolution I have made

"One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this:
To rise above the little things."

-- John Burroughs

Don't stop making accomplishment. Start from little to bigger things.

What do you have to finish today?

A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action

"A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a
new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided."

-- Tony Robbins

The decisions we make must have a corresponding action. It is putting dreams and words into reality.

How many times you decided without action?