The world belongs to the energetic. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen. - Frank Lloyd Wright

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. - Helen Keller

Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.

-Janice Maeditere

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

-Helen Keller

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others. - Barbara Bush

Passion, though a bad regulator, is a powerful spring - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach - Benjamin Mays

Anxiety and fear produce energy. Where we focus that energy noticeably affects the quality of our lives:
Focus on the solution, not the problem - Walter Anderson

Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do - Norman Vincent Peale

Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery. These models of excellence will inspire you and guide you toward the fulfillment of your highest potential - Michael Gelb and Tony Buzan

Almost any idea is good if a man has ability and is willing to work hard. The best idea is worthless if the creator is a loafer and ineffective - William Feather

I gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which I must stop and look fear in the face ... I say to myself, I've lived through this and can take the next thing that comes along - Eleanor Roosevelt

Wise men put their trust in ideas and not in circumstances - Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life - Walter Anderson

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life.

-Walter Anderson

'Now' is the operative word. Everything you put in your way is just a method of putting off the hour when you could actually be doing your dream. You don't need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for 20 minutes and watch your heart start beating - Barbara Sher

Pessimism is a very easy way out when you're considering what life really is, because pessimism is a short view of life ... if you take a long view, I do not see how you can be pessimistic about the future of man or the future of the world - Robertson Davies

Though victory is difficult, defeat is impossible - Lloyd George

Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different. Rather than wasting time and emotional and spiritual energy in explaining why we don't have what we want, we can start to pursue other ways to get it - Greg Anderson