"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is."
— C. S. Lewis
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
— John Quincy Adams
"Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire."
— Epictetus
"Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present."
— Roger Babson
"Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place."
— Mark Twain
"Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success."
— Denis Waitley
"Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius."
— Isaac Disraeli
"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers."
— Anthony Robbins
"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."
— Gloria Steinem
"A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart."
— Jonathan Swift
"It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate."
— Gloria Steinem
"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Our task must be to free ourselves ... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty"
- Albert Einstein
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."
- Carl Jung
"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor."
— Victor Hugo
"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."
- Pearl S. Buck
"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."
- William Jennings Bryan
"Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world."
- Margaret Laurence
"If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way."
- Lance Armstrong
"Some men see things as they are and say why... I dream of things that never were and say why not."
- George Bernard Shaw
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
- Robert F. Kennedy
"To achieve more and better results, more resourcefulness is as important as more resources."
- Dr. Tony Alessandra
"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation."
- Arthur Ashe
"One cannot get through life without pain... What we can do is choose how to use the pain life presents to us."
- Bernie Siegel
"Our very business in life is not to get ahead of others... but to get ahead of ourselves."
- Thomas L. Monson
"Courage is reclaiming your life after a devastating event robs you of your confidence and self-esteem. It is facing tomorrow with a firm resolve to reach deep within yourself to find another strength, another talent...It is taking yourself to another level of your own existence where you are once again whole, productive, special..."
- Catherine Britto
"Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have."
- Brian Tracy
"A goal properly set is halfway reached."
- Zig Ziglar
"Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas."
- Marie Curie
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."
- Donald Kendall
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
- Mark Twain
"Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal--a commitment to excellence--that will enable you to attain the success you seek."
- Mario Andretti
A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group.
- Russell H. Ewing
I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love and abundance. Then whenever doubt, anxiety, or fear try to call me, they keep getting a busy signal and soon they'll forget my number.
- Edith Armstrong
"Aim for success not perfection... Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person."
- Dr. David Burns
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles... but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."
- Buddha
One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.
- Ida Scott Taylor
Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
- Jim Rohn
"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong."
- Ella Fitzgerald
"D'you call life a bad job? Never! We've had our ups and downs, we've had our struggles, we've always been poor, but it's been worth it, ay, worth it a hundred times I say when I look round at my children."
- W. Somerset Maugham
If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would he this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, "I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me."
- Ann Landers
"Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act."
- Maxwell Maltz
"Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you."
- Denis Waitley
"Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. You might experiment with using the cultivation of generosity as a vehicle for deep self-observation and inquiry as well as an exercise in giving. A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance, or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation-to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe."
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
"Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed."
- Dale Carnegie
"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."
- Dale Carnegie
"The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping."
- Dale Carnegie
"I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."
- Benjamin Franklin
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchill
"The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun."
- Napoleon Hill
"Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."
- Zig Ziglar
"Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true."
- Napoleon Hill
"We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams."
- Les Brown
"Remember, a real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided."
- Anthony Robbins
"Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success."
- Dale Carnegie
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear."
- Mark Twain
"To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior."
- Maxwell Maltz
"Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success."
- Napoleon Hill
"When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it."
- Mark Victor Hansen
"Close scrutiny will show that most "crisis situations" are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are."
- Maxwell Maltz
"Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on."
- Maxwell Maltz
"Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods."
- Denis Waitley
"You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations."
- Zig Ziglar
"Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving."
- Maxwell Maltz
"A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown."
- Denis Waitley
"Go as far as you can see and when you get there, you will always be able to see farther."
- Zig Ziglar
"Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will."
- Zig Ziglar
"Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.""
- Brian Tracy
"Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act."
- Maxwell Maltz
"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything."
- Napoleon Hill
"The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers."
- Deepak Chopra
"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about."
- Dale Carnegie
"We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present."
- Marianne Williamson
"You must have courage to bet on your ideals, to take calculated risk, and act.. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness."
- Maxwell Maltz
"Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving."
- Maxwell Maltz
"If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten."
- Anthony Robbins
"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."
- Dale Carnegie
"The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun."
- Napoleon Hill
"The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world."
- Marianne Williamson
"We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated."
- Maya Angelou
"You can free yourself from aging by reinterpreting your body and by grasping the link between belief and biology."
- Deepak Chopra
"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."
- Ben Stein
"We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams."
- Les Brown
"You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself."
- W. Clement Stone
"We've got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true."
- Denis Waitley
"All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth."
- Napoleon Hill
"You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."
- Zig Ziglar
"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."
- Napoleon Hill
"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."
- Dale Carnegie
"Knowledge is power. The more knowledge, expertise, and connections you have, the easier it is for you to make a profit at the game of your choice."
- Stuart Wilde
"It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through."
- Zig Ziglar
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