Costa Paul

Psychologist American Born 1942 (age 84)

American psychologist who developed Big Five personality trait model with McCrae.

391 quotes

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Life
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
Hope
"The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."
Courage
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Success
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
Friendship
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Time
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
Happiness
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Fear
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
Truth
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
Leadership
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
Adventure
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."
Life
"Get busy living or get busy dying."
Motivation
"The only way out is through."
Perseverance
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Strength
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that."
Peace
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Courage
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right."
"The only real failure is the failure to try."
Perseverance
"Life is too short to waste time hating anyone."
Kindness
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Courage
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Motivation
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Perseverance
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you."
Hope
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."
"Do something every day that scares you."
Courage