The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.”
– Andrew Carnegie
Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.”
– Thomas Dunn
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.”
– Marcel Proust
Education is an admirable thing to have, but it is well to remember that nothing worth knowing can be taught.”
– Oscar Wilde
It is to no purpose to turn away from the real nature of the affair because the honor of its elements excites repugnance.
– Carl von Clausewitz, On War
Entrepreneurs willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.”
– Victor Kiam
Instead of loving your enemies, treat your friends a little better.”
– Edgar W. Howe
But all the while I was alone, the past was close behind, I seen a lot of women, but she never escaped my mind, and I just grew, tangled up in blue.”
– Bob Dylan
If people like you they’ll listen to you; if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.”
– Zig Ziglar
Do one thing every day that scares you.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Nobody talks about entrepreneurship as survival, but that’s exactly what nurtures creative thinking.”
– Anita Roddick, founder, The Body Shop
Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it.”
– Gandi
There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.”
– Christopher Morley
You don’t go into a field that requires cracking people’s heads open or operating on something as delicate as the spinal cord unless you are comfortable with taking risks.”
– Dr. Ben Carson
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something.”
– Nolan Bushnell, founder, Chuck E. Cheese's
The biggest flaw in our existing theory of capitalism lies in its misrepresentation of human nature.”
– Muhammad Yunus
In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.
– Robert Frost
Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”
– Groucho Marx
A diamond is a lump of coal that stuck with it.”
– Norwegian proverb
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
– Nelson Mandela
You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it.”
– Goldie Hawn
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
– Joseph Campbell
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
– T.S. Eliot
Change is a math formula. Change happens when the cost of the status quo is greater than the risk of change.”
– Alan Webber, author, "Rules of Thumb"
If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”
– Thomas Edison
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
– Mary Oliver
Who cares if my glass is half empty or half full; I still have something to drink.”
– Optimism rules
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.”
– Jalaluddin Rumi
Remove those ‘I want you to like me’ stickers from your forehead
and, instead, place them where they truly will do the most good—on your mirror.”
– Susan Jeffers
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
– T.S. Eliot
Never never never never give up.”
– Winston Churchill
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make Me Feel Important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.”
– Mary Kay Ash
Do you believe it is important to give back some portion of your wealth to support charitable causes?”
– Steven Schussler
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
– Anais Nin
The biggest flaw in our existing theory of capitalism lies in its misrepresentation of human nature.”
– Muhammad Yunus
Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours.”
– Noela Evans
Speaking more than one language is no longer just an asset in today’s job market; it is a requirement.”
– Tom Adams, CEO, Rosetta Stone
You must have chaos within you, to create a dancing star.”
– Frederic Nietzsche
Passion makes perfect.”
– Eugene Biro
My goal was to tell the life side of the story. We have become a nation of voyeurs that expect sensationalism, and that offends me.”
– Kathleen Jo Ryan
As each woman realizes her power, she transforms the world.”
– Patrice Wynne, WomanSpirit Sourcebook
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”
– Abraham Lincoln
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
– Jimi Hendrix
Entrepreneurs need to search purposefully for the sources of innovation that indicate opportunities for success.”
– Peter F. Drucker
Find somebody to be successful for. Raise their hopes. Think of their needs.”
– Barack Obama
The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.”
– Nolan Bushnell, founder, Chuck E. Cheese's
Let us seize the day and the opportunity and strive for that greatness of spirit that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities.”
– W.E.B. Du Bois
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.”
– Steve Jobs, Apple, Inc.
A man without a smiling face
should not open a shop.”
– Chinese Proverb
No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth.”
– Martha Beck, from "Leaving the Saints"
