Carlos Wallace Quotes

DOOR MONEY” To focus on door money means one is paying so much attention to the amount of money they are making at the door they do not consider there is much more profit to be made inside a venue.

~ Carlos Wallace

People who are distracted by door money, neglect the production and the audience. Money becomes their god. They sacrifice their reputation in favor of building revenue. Believe me; the former is more difficult to recover if lost.

~ Carlos Wallace

Insecurity is debilitating. It cripples your motivation and breaks your spirit. The condition is NOT insurmountable, but healing will only begin when self loathing ends. Once you learn to love the person you are, there are no limits to the person you can become.

~ Carlos Wallace

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!

~ Carlos Wallace

Never lose sight of the people who are the foundation of the future you are working to build.

~ Carlos Wallace

If you have the desire, passion and enthusiasm to do something, nothing in the world will stop you.

~ Carlos Wallace

If you continue to concentrate so deeply on the negative factors you are unable to acknowledge all the positive results.

~ Carlos Wallace

Now is the time to realize your potential and look beyond disappointment and focus on blessings. They are all around you, if you only take the time to welcome them into your life.

~ Carlos Wallace

A man enrich his community. A man teach and display leadership qualities for his children. A man by his presence is safety and security for his Queen. The best the thing a man can do for this world, his children and Queen is be a man.

~ Carlos Wallace

Never apologize for the good in your life. People who try to make you feel badly because you have been blessed are consumed by self-loathing. Wear your accomplishments proudly, be it your career, your relationship, your children, your success. True friends will bask in the glow of your shine, not pray for darkness to fall.

~ Carlos Wallace

There should always be an end game, or else all you are doing is practicing for an opportunity for which you have no idea of what it is or what it will even look like.

~ Carlos Wallace

I just follow God's lead. One step, one day and one opportunity at a time. The hardest part is not becoming distracted.

~ Carlos Wallace

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.

~ Carlos Wallace

Rewards are not simply given, they are earned. Each of your trials and tribulations increases your reward. You are destined for success and greatness beyond measure. So smile to increase your endurance and laugh in the face of adversity.

~ Carlos Wallace

We must learn to choose between lining our bank accounts and being accountable for our future.

~ Carlos Wallace

Don't spend so much time chasing your future that you run over your present.

~ Carlos Wallace

Once I had been introduced to depression, I realized if I wanted to help my friend and preserve our friendship, I needed to understand what the illness was all about.

~ Carlos Wallace

Nothing in life is promised. Each day is a valuable opportunity to play an important role in this world. Treat each moment like it's the performance of a lifetime; approach every show like it's your first, respect it as if you've invested years, appreciate it like it's your last.

~ Carlos Wallace

Military service is not just a vocation. It is a way of life, an attitude that you carry in your heart even after you are discharged.

~ Carlos Wallace

The word friend is a label anyone can try on. You decide who is best suited to wear it. Choose wisely. The most dangerous among us come dressed as angels and we learn too late they are the devil in disguise.

~ Carlos Wallace

Some people applaud my no nonsense approach to life. Others say my methods are “extreme”. Where I’m headed and how I get there is between me and my God. So, if you don’t know where I’m going, how can you suggest I’m taking things too far?

~ Carlos Wallace

It’s one thing to have the respect of your peers in the business. Their opinions are not always verbalized but if you are doing the right thing you don’t need validation.

~ Carlos Wallace

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.

~ Carlos Wallace

Testing the wrong person can prove a massive failure for the antagonist.

~ Carlos Wallace

Never spend more time worrying about somebody or some situation (that plays no significant role in your life) more than you do about yourself.

~ Carlos Wallace

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.

~ Carlos Wallace

Just because I understand does not mean I agree.

~ Carlos Wallace

In the heat of the moment, rational thinking tends to elude us.

~ Carlos Wallace

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.

~ Carlos Wallace

Don’t hate on someone whose hard work placed them on the road to success, while your envy and ill-intent put you on a path toward failure.

~ Carlos Wallace

Ignorance is a progressive thinker’s enemy; acceptance, awareness, accountability and action are the tools of the informed; of people who want change and do all they can to achieve it.

~ Carlos Wallace

Shutting out your problems does not dismiss them. Ignorance is not bliss. On the contrary, it creates an opportunity for those problems to grow.

~ Carlos Wallace

It's been said that actions speak louder than words. Sometimes, it's what you don't say or do, that sends the loudest message.

~ Carlos Wallace

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.

~ Carlos Wallace

If you promise to love, trust, respect, support and stand by someone no matter what, do not just speak those words when times are good. Live those words when challenges arise. The stronger the love and commitment, the more unbreakable the bond. United hearts will never be easily divided.

~ Carlos Wallace

One truth that has helped me accept some of the most difficult moments and heartbreaking decisions in my life is that I already have all for which I ask. I am blessed! I am delivered from my worries!

~ Carlos Wallace

I love what Jacksonville taught me and where it led me. The good, the bad and the indifferent all helped shape me. I may not live there anymore but it lives inside me. It is and will always be my foundation.

~ Carlos Wallace

From the moment I could even understand what “respect” was I knew it was not a choice but the ONLY option.

~ Carlos Wallace

Dwelling on a disappointing situation is like walking through drying cement; eventually you will get stuck. Instead make a mental note, picked yourself up and continued living life. #forward

~ Carlos Wallace

Focus on patience, loyalty, intelligence, greed, dissatisfaction and pride.

~ Carlos Wallace