“Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use it!”
— Ram Dass
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
— Margaret Mead
“A study in the Washington Post says that women have better
verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of
that study: ‘Duh.’”
— Conan O’Brien
“If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next
generation, it would be the ability for each individual to
learn to laugh at himself.”
— Charles Schulz
“I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be
reduced by it.”
— Maya Angelou
“You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.”
— Dale Carnegie
“Where you begin doesn’t matter. Your willingness to start is what counts.”
— Rhonda Britten
“Stories change us; they change the world. People are stories of themselves.”
— Karen Healey
“If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the
Truth. If I got three more words, I’d add, All the Time.”
— Randy Pausch
“Don’t worry about the people in your past. There’s a reason
they didn’t make it to your future.”
— Author Unknown
“I don’t want to give any advice to a 19-year-old, because I
want a 19-year-old to make mistakes and learn from them. Make
mistakes, make mistakes, make mistakes. Just make sure they’re
your mistakes.”
— Fiona Apple
“I used to want the words “She tried” on my tombstone. Now I want “She did it.””
— Katherine Dunham
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
— John Wooden
“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.”
— Joseph Addison
“Every great organization is the lengthened shadow of a single man. His character determines the character of his organization.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The little things, I can obey. But the big things – how we
think, what we value – those you must choose yourself. You
can’t let anyone – or any society – determine those for you.”
— Morrie Schwartz
“If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your
mind. If you don’t, you’re simply ducking your
responsibilities.”
— Ann Richards
“All of us are born with a set of instinctive fears – of
falling, of the dark, of lobsters, of falling on lobsters in
the dark, or speaking before a Rotary Club, and of the words,
Some Assembly Required.”
— Dave Barry
“Behind me is infinite power. Before me is infinite possibility. Around me is boundless opportunity. Why should I fear?”
— Stella Stuart
“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”
— Ray Kroc
“There are only two words that will always lead you to
success. Those words are yes and no. Undoubtedly, you’ve
mastered saying yes. So start practicing saying no. Your goals
depend on it!”
— Jack Canfield
“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling
that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to
succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to
offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and
also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”
— Oprah Winfrey
“Leadership is influence. Influence is power. How that power is used comes from the intent of the leader, from the motives of the heart.”
— Jeremie Kubicek
“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never scoring.”
— Bill Copeland
“You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.”
— James Allen