"Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. That's the exciting part.",-- Emeril Lagasse, chef

"Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. That's the exciting part.",
Emeril Lagasse, chef

"Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.",-- Elbert Hubbard, publisher

"Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.",
Elbert Hubbard, publisher

"Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize yor full potential.",-- Charles de Gaulle, president of France

"Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize yor full potential.",
Charles de Gaulle, president of France

"Action is the real measure of intelligence.",-- Napolean Hill, author

"Action is the real measure of intelligence.",
Napolean Hill, author

"Someone might have a germ of talent, but 90% of it is discipline and how you practice it, what you do with it. Instinct won't carry you through the entire journey. It's what you do in the moments between inspiration.",-- Cate Blanchett, actress

"Someone might have a germ of talent, but 90% of it is discipline and how you practice it, what you do with it. Instinct won't carry you through the entire journey. It's what you do in the moments between inspiration.",
Cate Blanchett, actress

"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.",-- Jackson Brown Jr., writer

"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.",
Jackson Brown Jr., writer

"Without courage, all other virtues lose their meaning.",-- Winston Churchill, British prime minister

"Without courage, all other virtues lose their meaning.",
Winston Churchill, British prime minister

"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail.",-- Dorothea Brande, writer

"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail.",
Dorothea Brande, writer

"You can't do it unless you can imagine it.",-- George Lucas, director

"You can't do it unless you can imagine it.",
George Lucas, director

"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.",-- Kenneth Blanchard, writer

"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.",
Kenneth Blanchard, writer

"Happiness is only a byproduct of successful living.",-- Austen Riggs, psychiatrist

"Happiness is only a byproduct of successful living.",
Austen Riggs, psychiatrist

"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict." -- William Channing, theologian

"Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is
to grow strong by conflict."
William Channing, theologian

"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.",-- Julie Andrews, actress

"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.",
Julie Andrews, actress

"You can't do it unless you can imagine it." -- George Lucas, director

"You can't do it unless you can imagine it."

George Lucas, director

"My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition." -- Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister

"My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people:
those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try
to be in the first group; there was much less competition."

Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister

"Being smart is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts, to ask an insightful question or relate to domains that may not seem connected at first.",-- Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder

"Being smart is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts, to ask an insightful question or relate to domains that may not seem connected at first.",
Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder

"The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition.",-- Oliver Goldsmith, writer

"The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition.",
Oliver Goldsmith, writer

"To some degree, you control your life by controlling your time. ",-- Conrad Hilton, hotel executive

"To some degree, you control your life by controlling your time. ",
Conrad Hilton, hotel executive

"No matter how good an idea sounds, test it first. ",-- Henry Bloch, H&R Block co-founder

"No matter how good an idea sounds, test it first. ",
Henry Bloch, H&R Block co-founder

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.",-- Mother Teresa, charity worker

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.",
Mother Teresa, charity worker

"All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.",-- Napolean Hill, author

"All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.",
Napolean Hill, author

"Our minds can shape the way a thing will be because we act according to our expectations.",-- Federico Fellini, director

"Our minds can shape the way a thing will be because we act according to our expectations.",
Federico Fellini, director

"Deal first with whatever is causing you the greatest emotional distress. Often this will break the logjam in your work and free you up mentally to complete (the) other tasks.",-- Brian Tracy, motivational coach

"Deal first with whatever is causing you the greatest emotional distress. Often this will break the logjam in your work and free you up mentally to complete (the) other tasks.",
Brian Tracy, motivational coach

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.",-- John Wooden, basketball coach

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.",
John Wooden, basketball coach

"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy. ",-- Dale Carnegie, motivational expert

"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy. ",
Dale Carnegie, motivational expert

"I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level.",-- Diana Nyad, swimmer

"I am willing to put myself through anything; temporary pain or discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level.",
Diana Nyad, swimmer

"Don't ever be afraid to admit you were wrong. It's like saying you're wiser today than you were yesterday.",-- Robert Newell, humorist

"Don't ever be afraid to admit you were wrong. It's like saying you're wiser today than you were yesterday.",
Robert Newell, humorist

"A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer and attempting a task he cannot achieve." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., physician

"A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he
cannot answer and attempting a task he cannot achieve."

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., physician

"No matter what it is, pick yourself up and go on to the next project." -- Shelley Duvall, actress

"No matter what it is, pick yourself up and go on to the next project."

Shelley Duvall, actress