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One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection. --Madeleine Kunin, former U.S. governor & Ambassador (1933- ) I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. --Thomas Jefferson, third president of the U.S., (1743-1826) principal author of the Declaration of Independence It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. --Confucius, Chinese teacher & philosopher (551bc-479bc) No one can turn it on without preparing themselves in practice. --Michael Jordan, basketball player & business person (1963- ) regarded by many as the greatest basketball player who ever played the game All great masters are chiefly distinguished by the power of adding a second, a third, and perhaps a fourth step in a continuous line. Many a man had taken the first step. With every additional step you enhance immensely the value of your first. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer and activist (1803-1882) Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle-- when the sun comes up, you had better be running. --unknown Rules are what the artist breaks; the memorable never emerged from a formula. --William Bernbach, pioneer of modern advertising (1911-1982) No.1 on Advertising Age's 20th century honor roll of most influential people The important thing is not to stop questioning. --Albert Einstein, German physicist (1879-1955) Success requires no explanations. Failure permits no alibis. --Napoleon Hill, American writer (1883-1970) The beginning is half the whole. Pythagoras, Greek philosopher and mathematician (est. 569bc-475bc) The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. --Joe Paterno, college football coach (1926- ) number three on the all-time winning list to date Never, never, never quit! --Sir Winston Churchill, British prime minister during WWII (1874-1965) If there were none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach for anything better. --Florence Nightingale, British nurse & founder of modern nursing (1820-1910) Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly. --Dr. Robert Schuller, American minister (1926- ) Self pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world. --Helen Keller, American humanitarian, writer and advocate for the deaf and blind (1880-1968) Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming. --Johann Goethe, German dramatist, poet & novelist (1749-1832) The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. --Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman and prime minister (1804-1881) One who fears failure limits his activities. --Henry Ford, industrialist, inventor (1863-1947) Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again. --Henry Ford, industrialist, inventor (1863-1947) Don't find fault, find a remedy. --Henry Ford, industrialist, inventor (1863-1947) The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed. --Henry Ford, industrialist, inventor (1863-1947) You may have to fight a battle more than once to win. --Margaret Thatcher, British prime minister from 1979-1990 (1925- ) One today is worth two tomorrows. --Benjamin Franklin, American statesman, writer, scientist & printer (1706-1790) There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning. -- Louis L'Amour, American writer (1908-1988) You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. --Alan Alda, actor, screenwriter & director (1936- ) When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. -- George Washington Carver, American agricultural chemist (1864-1943) I don't believe; I know. --Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist (1875-1961) We encourage our people’s creativity. Every organization should have maverick role models to let every employee know that even if he comes up with a ridiculous idea, somebody will clap. --NIITian, Rajendra S. Pawar Chairman and founder, NIIT (Global IT training and solutions Company since 1981) Roll with the punches. Tomorrow is another day. --the late Dicky Fox, the original sports agent from the movie Jerry Maguire The key to this business is personal relationships. --the late Dicky Fox, the original sports agent from the movie Jerry Maguire I love getting up in the morning. I clap my hands and say, "This is gonna be a great day." --the late Dicky Fox, the original sports agent from the movie Jerry Maguire There is no substitute for hard work. --Thomas Edison, inventor, salesman (1847-1931) frequently worked more than 40 hours straight Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat. --F. Scott Fitzgerald, American writer (1896-1940) Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn to exercise his will-- his personal responsibility. --Albert Schweitzer, medical missionary, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1875-1965) Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s. --Billy Wilder, film director, writer & producer (1906-2002) nominated for a Best Director Academy Award® 8 times (won twice) and a Best Screenplay award 12 times (won three times) Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable. --B.C. Forbes, founder & publisher Forbes Magazine (1880-1954) Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. --John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the U.S. (1917-1963) Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome. --Samuel Johnson, English critic & poet (1709-1784) When we see ourselves in a situation which must be endured and gone through, it is best to meet it with firmness, and accommodate everything to it in the best way practicable. --Thomas Jefferson, third president of the U.S., (1743-1826) principal author of the Declaration of Independence The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. --Thomas Paine, political theorist & writer (1737-1809) If you practice the way you play, there shouldn't be any difference. That's why I practiced so hard. I wanted to be prepared for the game. --Michael Jordan, basketball player & business person (1963- ) regarded by many as the greatest basketball player who ever played the game No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty. --George Eliot, English Victorian writer (1819-1880) A good example is the best sermon. --Benjamin Franklin, American statesman, writer, scientist & printer (1706-1790) Dare to be naive. --R. Buckminster Fuller, American inventor & futurist (1895-1983) You have not converted a man because you have silenced him. --John Viscount Morley, British statesman & journalist (1838-1923) For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out. --Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the U.S. (1858-1919) It ain't over 'til it's over. --Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame baseball player and manager (1925- ) holds the record for the most World Series played and won Not all horses were born equal. A few were born to win. --Mark Twain, American writer (1835-1910) One must not hold one's self so divine as to be unwilling occasionally to make improvements in one's creations. --Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer (1770-1827) Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. --Sir Winston Churchill, British prime minister during WWII (1874-1965) The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them. --George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright & critic (1856-1950) Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. --George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright & critic (1856-1950) They can because they think they can. --Virgil, Roman poet (70bc-19bc) It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't. --Martin Van Buren, eighth US president (1782-1862) Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. --Mother Teresa, missionary (1910-1997) Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few more upon it. --Albert Schweitzer, medical missionary, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1875-1965) God sells us all things at the price of labor. --Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor and inventor (1452-1519) You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the things you think you cannot do. --Eleanor Roosevelt, UN diplomat, humanitarian, US first lady (1884-1962) Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them. --Bud Fox, stockbroker, from the movie Wall Street The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (1807-1882) How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. --Anne Frank, German diarist (1929-1945) Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. --Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the U.S. (1858-1919) The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. --George Eliot, English Victorian writer (1819-1880) It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. --Babe Ruth, baseball player (1895-1948) currently holds the number two spot for the most home runs of all-time with 714 Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. --Vince Lombardi, football coach (1913-1970) Victory belongs to the most persevering. --Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and emperor (1769-1821) Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. --Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft (1955- ) There ain't no rules around here. We're trying to accomplish something. --Thomas Edison, inventor, salesman (1847-1931) frequently worked more than 40 hours straight Do or do not, there is no try. --Yoda (little green sage from the Star Wars series) Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. --Benjamin Franklin, American statesman, writer, scientist & printer (1706-1790) A man should remove not only unnecessary acts, but also unnecessary thoughts, for then superfluous activity will not follow. --Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (121-180) The buck stops here. --Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the US (1884-1972) Shun idleness...... It is a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant of metals. --Voltaire, French writer (1694-1778) Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. --Mother Teresa, missionary (1910-1997) It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. --John Baptiste Moliére, French playwright (1622-1673) Quality is not an act. It is a habit. --Aristotle, Greek philosopher, physician & scientist (384bc-322bc) The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. --Chinese proverb Indecision and delays are the parents of failure. --George Canning, British statesman (1770-1827) Maturity is an experience one should get before he allows himself to leave his life and be one with his creator. ---Daizer (2002) No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. --Harry Emerson Fosdick, minister (1878-1969) The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do. -- Thomas Jefferson, third US president & principal author of the Declaration of Independence There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else. --Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart (1918-1992) Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own. --Charles De Gaulle, French general, president & statesman (1890-1970) The shortest answer is doing. --English proverb Be quick but do not hurry. --John Wooden, Hall of Fame basketball coach of UCLA (1910- ) won a record 10 NCAA championships Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning. --Sir Winston Churchill, British prime minister during WWII (1874-1965) Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long. --George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright & critic (1856-1950) Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can. --Gary Comer, founder of Lands' End (1929- ) It is time for us all to cheer for the doer, the achiever is the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it. --Vince Lombardi, football coach (1913-1970) The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. --Sun Tzu, Chinese general One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears-- by listening to them. --Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State (1909-1994) served under presidents Kennedy & Johnson Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. --Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist (1869-1948) If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking. --George S. Patton, World War II general (1885-1945) Character is much easier kept than recovered. --Thomas Paine, political theorist & writer (1737-1809) Talkers are no good doers. --William Shakespeare, English playwright & poet (1564-1616) There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure. --Colin L. Powell, US Secretary of State (1937- ) Arrogance makes failure. Once you think you know the answer, it's almost always over. --Millard Drexler, CEO of The Gap If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. --Milton Berle, comedian & actor (1908-2002) The only "break" anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made "break." --Napoleon Hill, American writer (1883-1970) The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle. --G.C. Lichtenberg, German physicist & philosopher(1742–99) God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try. --Mother Teresa, missionary (1910-1997) Who the hell wants to hear actors talk? --H. M. Warner, founder of Warner Brothers (1881-1958) said in 1927 Every difference in thinking makes a difference to someone somewhere, man should approach one's action and consequences of each viewpoint. ---William James It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. --Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman philosopher and statesman (5BC-65AD) Well done is better than well said. --Benjamin Franklin, American statesman, writer, scientist & printer (1706-1790) Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. --Napoleon Bonaparte, French general and emperor (1769-1821) What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down. --Mary Pickford, cofounder of United Artists, actress, Academy Award® winner (1893-1979) Unless you love everybody... you can't sell anybody. --the late Dicky Fox, the original sports agent from the movie Jerry Maguire If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance. --George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright & critic (1856-1950) The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. --Paul Valery, French poet and critic (1871-1945) Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death. --Ayn Rand, Russian-born writer, philosopher (1905-1982) Wrote Atlas Shrugged, one of the most influential books ever written I never failed once. It just happened to be a 2000-step process. --Thomas Edison, inventor, salesman (1847-1931) In response to a reporter on the number of "failures" leading to the invention of the lightbulb If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. --Thomas Edison, inventor, salesman (1847-1931) frequently worked more than 40 hours straight What does not destroy me, makes me stronger. --Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844-1900) We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out. --Decca Recording Company rejecting The Beatles, 1962 Activity is contagious. --Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer and activist (1803-1882) I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one. --Mark Twain, American writer (1835-1910) Kites rise highest against the wind-- not with it. --Sir Winston Churchill, British prime minister during WWII (1874-1965) It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. --W. Somerset Maugham, British writer (1874-1965) highest paid author in the world during the 1930s In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. --Albert Einstein, German physicist (1879-1955) The beginning is half of every action. --Greek proverb As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. --Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist and philanthropist (1835-1919) led the expansion of the steel industry in the late 1800s Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. --Helen Keller, American humanitarian, writer and advocate for the deaf and blind (1880-1968) When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. --Helen Keller, American humanitarian, writer and advocate for the deaf and blind (1880-1968) No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit. --Helen Keller, American humanitarian, writer and advocate for the deaf and blind (1880-1968)
