Quotes have the power to change how you fundamentally think.
These are the words that have shaped how I see the world. Some were plastered across my school walls. Others found me later. All of them stuck.
"Dream, dream, dream. Dreams lead to thoughts, and thoughts lead to action."
— APJ Abdul Kalam
This was on every wall of my school. It's the simplest possible chain of causation: you dream something, the dream becomes a thought, and the thought becomes something you do. Most people skip the dreaming part and wonder why nothing happens.
"कम खाओ, ग़म खाओ, नम जाओ"
"Eat less, endure hardship, stay humble."
— Plastered across my school walls
Right next to Kalam's words on every wall. Three rules in six words — discipline your body, accept your struggles, and never let your ego outgrow your character.