Lack of money is no obstacle.
Lack of an idea is an obstacle.
Ken Hakuta

“Ingenuity – plus courage, plus work – equals miracles.”

– Bob Richards, Olympic Gold Medalist

“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”

– Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President

Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these events, we can easily miss the opportunities.

Jim Rohn

Excuses are the sure and reliable building blocks of failure.
Whether you find yourself offering them or accepting them, they are a definite warning flag that you are veering off course.

Ralph Marston

“Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I’ll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I’ll give you a stock clerk.”

– J.C. Penney, Entrepreneur

I praise loudly; I blame softly.
Catherine the Second

“Few people take objectives really seriously. They put average effort into too many things, rather than superior thought and effort into a few important things. People who achieve the most are selective as well as determined.”

– Richard Koch, Author of The 80/20 Principle

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
Stephen Jobs

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Watterson Lowe

When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.
Earl Nightingale

Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with.
Peter Mayle

Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives,that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit,every minute of every day. "Do it!" I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.
Michael Landon