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Richard M. DeVos
American
Businessman
Born:
Mar 4
,
1926
Life
Money
People
Positive
Work
You
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Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough.
Richard M. DeVos
Positive
Smile
Hope
You
You Can Do It
World
Tough
Few
More
Push
Powerful
Optimism
Than
Few Things
Things
A positive attitude is a choice, like walking to the other side of a street to avoid trouble or making a 180-degree turn when you feel you're heading in the wrong direction.
Richard M. DeVos
Positive
Attitude
You
Positive Attitude
Trouble
Other
Side
Direction
Wrong
Wrong Direction
Feel
Heading
Like
Making
Walking
Turn
Choice
Avoid
Street
A positive atmosphere nurtures a positive attitude, which is required to take positive action.
Richard M. DeVos
Positive
Attitude
Positive Attitude
Action
Atmosphere
Take
Which
Required
It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.
Richard M. DeVos
You
Battle
Win
Impossible
Victory
Unless
Dare
Run
Venture
Race
Money cannot buy peace of mind. It cannot heal ruptured relationships, or build meaning into a life that has none.
Richard M. DeVos
Life
Buy
Peace
Money
Mind
Build
Peace Of Mind
Relationships
Heal
None
Cannot
Meaning
If you have a dream, give it a chance to happen.
Richard M. DeVos
You
Dream
Give
Happen
Chance
Life... It tends to respond to our outlook, to shape itself to meet our expectations.
Richard M. DeVos
Life
Meet
Our
Respond
Outlook
Tends
Shape
Itself
Expectations
The easiest thing to find on God's green earth is someone to tell you all the things you cannot do.
Richard M. DeVos
God
You
Earth
Easiest
Easiest Thing
Tell
Find
Someone
Green
Cannot
Thing
Things
Saying 'I'm wrong' is meaningless unless it comes from our heart, not just our lips. That often requires a genuine and profound change within ourselves, because we need to realize it's simply human nature and that everyone makes mistakes.
Richard M. DeVos
Saying
Nature
Change
Heart
Mistakes
Human Nature
Everyone
Our
Unless
Ourselves
Simply
Wrong
Because
Within
Makes
Genuine
Lips
Often
Human
Just
Realize
Meaningless
Requires
Profound
Need
I believe we are more a product of our homes than of any other single influence.
Richard M. DeVos
Single
Believe
Other
Our
More
Than
Any
Influence
Product
Homes
I still refer to myself as a 'cheerleader' because I keep encouraging others to have confidence and to use their talents to follow their dreams. It's been one of the most important reasons for my success and my helping others succeed.
Richard M. DeVos
Success
Dreams
Myself
Confidence
Important
Others
Follow
Talents
Most
Cheerleader
Because
Still
Refer
Been
Encouraging
The Most Important
Succeed
Use
Reasons
Helping
Keep
I give God the glory for the people I've worked with who have helped me along the way.
Richard M. DeVos
God
Me
People
Way
Give
Along
For The People
Glory
Worked
Who
Helped
If a negative atmosphere pervades where you live or work, go elsewhere. Seek out friends, business associates, and mentors with positive attitudes who share your goals and best interests.
Richard M. DeVos
Positive
Work
Best
You
Business
Goals
Negative
Live
Elsewhere
Out
Best Interests
Seek
Atmosphere
Mentors
Share
Attitudes
Go
Friends
Where
Interests
Your
Who
Associates
Jay and I used to talk about this: we never had a goal of making a lot of money. We had a goal of having a business of our own. And there were many times we could have sold out and had a lot of money. Billions. We just put it in our pocket and go home, OK? But that was never our goal.
Richard M. DeVos
Home
Business
Money
Own
Our
Sold
OK
Out
About
Pocket
Having
Could
Never
Had
Put
Talk
Making
Go
Were
Go Home
Goal
Lot
Times
Just
Jay
Used
Billions
Many
My parents instilled a strong work ethic early on in my life.
Richard M. DeVos
Life
Work
Strong
My Life
Parents
Instilled
Work Ethic
Ethic
Early
It is fun to be Rich DeVos. It's great fun.
Richard M. DeVos
Great
Rich
Great Fun
Fun
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