{"author":"Carlos Wallace","author_id":"Carlos+Wallace","total_quotes":123,"quotes":[{"text":"Each day, speak as if someone may be listening in and act as if someone could be watching. Do not say it if you do not mean it or know it to be true. Do not do anything privately that would shame you publicly. Good judgment should not cease simply because you think no one will ever know. Everything performed in the darkness is always revealed in the light. The Universe has an uncanny way of laying your life bare. Make sure you can deal with what may eventually be revealed.","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["being-kind-to-others","inspirational","universe"],"id":6690,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"},{"text":"If you can train yourself to be actionable instead of reactionary, you will break out of the negative space that is typically furnished with fear, uncertainty and inaction, and move into that peaceful zone of determination, power, decisiveness and growth. Life will become less complicated.","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["determination","inspirational","power-of-words"],"id":7957,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"},{"text":"Becoming accomplished at what you do is no easy task, nor is the goal reached in a day. The process is time consuming, requires dedication, innovative ideas, meticulous strategizing and can be quite tedious at times. For many, the ultimate objective is to challenge the status quo, change the game, chart unexplored territory, and set a new standard of excellence. Sometimes hitting those marks is its own reward. Seeing others apply your blueprint to construct their own path to success is even more fulfilling. Leaders are motivated by believers! Bask in the imitation of others. After all, it is the highest form of flattery!","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["flattery","inspirational","leaders","motivational"],"id":12658,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"},{"text":"As someone who has dealt with his fair share of disappointment, I’ve learned the best way to cope with trouble is to approach every situation with eyes wide open; focused and determined.","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["determination","determination","disappointment","disappointment","disappointments","focused"],"id":15264,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"},{"text":"It's not the fact that some people disagree with the protests. That is as much a right as the protests themselves. It is the hateful, profane, condescending way some have expressed their discontent that baffles me. How do you criticize actions you've deemed disrespectful and divisive and an affront to civilized behavior with rhetoric to the same end? That's like the devil judging the Grim Reaper for harvesting souls.","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["carlos-wallace","race-and-racism-in-america","racial-discrimination","racism","racism-and-culture","racism-in-america","racism","racist"],"id":19940,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"},{"text":"To lead is a privilege, not an entitlement. It doesn't make you better than anyone; it helps you bring out the best in everyone. Accolades don't inspire a leader's vision; they've set their sights on the success of others. Leaders bypass shortsightedness and focus on the big picture. Leaders who always stand righteously never stand alone.","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["inspirational","leaders","success"],"id":20284,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"},{"text":"You own your feelings. You own your thoughts. You control both. No one has the right to any of it—to any of you without your permission.","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["carlos-wallace","controlling-your-emotions","feelings","feelings-and-emotions","feelings-emotions","feelings-of-love","feelings","thoughts","thoughts-of-the-mind"],"id":29253,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"},{"text":"When I was in the Navy, everyone fell under the purview of “navy gray”. It is the military’s way of reminding its enlisted personnel that they are all equal. Man or woman, black or white, young or old, everyone was navy gray. With God's grace I can proudly say a better understanding of this concept has helped me ameliorate disputes, mend fences that appeared hopeless and find light in the midst of darkness.","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["carlos-wallace","darkness","darkness-and-light","darkness-before-dawn","darkness-of-light","gods-grace","hope","hopeless","hopelessness","reality-check"],"id":29851,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"},{"text":"Make a difference, change the game for the better, leave a legacy, be a guide that someone else can follow and make better, and then someone else will follow that and make that better.","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["carlos-wallace","leaders","leadership","leadership-characteristics","leadership","leadership-traits","legacy","legacy-life-lessons","legacy","teachers","teaching"],"id":31131,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"},{"text":"We live in a world with an ever-growing population. Personal space these days is at a premium. Physically, we are practically tripping over our fellow man. Mentally and spiritually, the divide among us seems to widen.","author":"Carlos Wallace","tags":["carlos-wallace","fellow-man","hate","hatred","hatred","reality-check","reality-of-life","reality","reality-relationship","seperation","seperation-people-earth-illusion","seperations"],"id":36398,"author_id":"Carlos+Wallace"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":123,"pages":13,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}