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To get what you want, you have to feel that you already have it. - Peggy McColl, Canadian Author and Goal Achievement Expert
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - John Wooden, Hall of Fame American Basketball Coach and Player
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. - Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American Industrialist and Founder of Ford Motor Company
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards. – Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish Dramatist/Novelist/Poet
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician/Author/Nobel Prize Winner
Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. – Lou Holtz, American College Football Coach and Motivational Speaker
A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. – Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th President of the United States
Regret for wasted time is more wasted time. – Mason Cooley, 1927-2002, American Aphorist
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. – Denis Waitley, American Author/Speaker/Peak Performance Expert
Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted. – Deepak Chopra, Indian-born Physician and Spiritual Author
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow. – Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924, 28th President of the United States
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes...but no plans. – Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005, Austrian-born Management Consultant and Author
People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them. – Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American Social Writer
You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain. – Leo Durocher, 1905-1991, Hall of Fame American Baseball Manager and Player
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death. – Omar N. Bradley, 1893-1981, American Army Field Commander during World War II
It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage. – Henry Ward Beecher, 1813-1887, American Preacher/Orator/Writer
One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it. – Knute Rockne, 1888-1931, American College Football Coach
Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world. – John Evelyn, 1620-1706, English Diarist/Writer/Gardener
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. – Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British Philosopher/Mathematician/Essayist
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. – Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French Poet/Dramatist/Novelist
There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted. – Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Essayist/Poet/Naturalist
The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas. – Linus Pauling, 1901-1994, American Chemist and Nobel Prïze Winner
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. – Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, Scottish-American Industrialist and Philanthropist
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel. – Elizabeth Arden, 1878-1966, Canadian Cosmetics Executive
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital. – Joe Paterno, American Football Coach
Love cures people -- both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it. – Karl A. Menninger, 1893-1990, American Psychiatrist
No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made.
Destiny is made known silently. – Agnes De Mille, 1905-1993, American Dancer and Choreographer
You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty. – Sacha Guitry, 1885-1957, French Film Actor/Director/Playwright
Victory belongs to the most persevering. – Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821, French General and Politician
Every great film should seem new every time you see it. – Roger Ebert, American Film Critic and Pulitzer Prize Winner
The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid. – Lady Bird Johnson, Former First Lady of the United States
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. – Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist
When all else is lost, the future still remains. – Christian Nevell Bovee, 1820-1904, American Author and Lawyer
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. – Joyce Brothers, American Psychologist/Columnist/Author
You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her. – Source Unknown
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. – Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American Speaker/Motivational Writer/Author of "Think and Grow Rich"
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed. – Josh Billings, 1818-1885, American Humorist and Lecturer
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. – Oprah Winfrey, American Talk Show Host/Actress/Entrepreneur
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open. – Rose Wilder Lane, 1886-1968, American Writer and Journalist
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age. – Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914, American Author/Editor/Journalist
One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do. – Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American Industrialist and Founder of Ford Motor Company
Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect. – Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Painter and Sculptor
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery. – Erma Bombeck, 1927-1996, American Journalist/Author/Humorist
Talent is only the starting point. – Irving Berlin, 1888-1989, American Composer and Lyricist
Football is like life -- it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority. – Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, Hall of Fame American Football Coach
The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch. – Jim Rohn, American Businessman/Author/Speaker
You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities. – Barbara Bush, Former First Lady of the United States
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. – Freya Stark, 1893-1993, British Travel Writer
In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing. – Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American Journalist and Author
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – Confucius, 551-479 B.C., Chinese Thinker and Social Philosopher
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. – Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005, Austrian-born Management Consultant and Author
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. – Josh Billings, 1815-1885, American Humorist and Lecturer
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. – Hubert H. Humphrey, 1911-1978, American Politician and Former Vice President of the United States
In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. – Stephen R. Covey, American Speaker/Trainer/Author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"
Presence is more than just being there. – Malcolm S. Forbes, 1917-1990, American Publisher
The speed of the boss is the speed of the team. – Lee Iacocca, American Industrialist and Former Chairman of Chrysler Corporation
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. – George Halas, 1895-1983, Hall of Fame American Football Player/Coach/Owner
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Painter and Sculptor
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade. – Tom Peters, American Business Management Author and Expert
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. – Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician/Author/Nobel Prize Winner
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. – Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, American Military General
If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job. – Malcolm S. Forbes, 1917-1990, American Publisher
The wisest mind has something yet to learn. – George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-born American Philosopher
When you cannot get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one. – Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist
When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all. – Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. – Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Essayist/Poet/Naturalist
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. – Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, 36th President of the United States
When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. – Joyce Brothers, American Psychologist/Columnist/Author
I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. – Woody Allen, American Film Director/Screenwriter/Stand-Up Comic
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence. – Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, Hall of Fame American Football Coach
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does. – Josh Billings, 1815-1885, American Humorist and Lecturer
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. – Chinese Proverb
We turn not older with years, but newer every day. – Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American Poet
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. – Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937, American Aviator
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them. – David Hume, 1711-1776, Scottish Philosopher/Historian/Economist