13 Quotes & Sayings By Chris Murray

Chris Murray is the author of the bestselling memoir, The Worst Journey in the World , which became a major motion picture starring Sir Richard Attenborough. His other books include The Flying Club, The Game of Life, The Big Miracle, Losing My Virginity, and The Last Trial. He has also written for many publications, including the New York Times Magazine , the Atlantic Monthly , the New Yorker , the Wall Street Journal , and Esquire . He lives in New York City with his wife, two daughters, two dogs, and one cat.

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Few ever found enlightenment in haste, and nobody will ever discover it in gibberish Chris Murray
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Success does not judge one man for being worthy above another. Success doesn’t choose you because of your family name or existing wealth. Chris Murray
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Success is taken by the man, who has made himself ready for its arrival. Chris Murray
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I now know that success can not choose me. It is waiting on a path that I must walk. In truth, it waits there for everyone. Many do not know where the path begins. Some search for a shortcut to the end. But the majority of the world does not even realise there is a path there at all. Chris Murray
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If I can make you feel the same way that I feel about myproduct or service we’ll have a meaningful conversation about itand how it can help. The trouble is that most sales people don’t feelanything. Nothing at all Chris Murray
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Nobody ever kicked a dog wagging its tail Chris Murray
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Allowing yourself to be a conduitfor opportunity requires a brand new outlook on life. Lady fortunecannot enter a locked door, you know. And contrary to that wellknownsaying, she has rarely been known to knock Chris Murray
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You truly help people with the things that you sell. Once you are aware of that vital piece of information every demonstration, every presentation, everytransaction will be delivered with a light shining from your heart. From your heart will shine a beacon that tells all prospects you can truly help and that that is your sole purpose for being there Chris Murray
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Let us learn things in the time they will take to learn Chris Murray
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Everything you desire is always justoutside your comfort zone, dear boy. If it wasn’t you would alreadypossess it, would you not? Chris Murray
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Quite so. Quite right. And yet human beings, who dream ofbecoming more successful often fool themselves into believing thatit can happen without changing a single thing about themselves. They believe that success is some mysterious external factor thatwill just sort itself out while they sleep Chris Murray
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People submit tooeasily to change from others. And yet, for some reason, wheneverthey consider changing themselves, the focus is always on what theyare giving up, never what they are about to gain Chris Murray