"If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm." -- Bruce Barton, Executive

"If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm."
Bruce Barton, Executive

"The great use of life is to spend it doing something that will outlast it.",-- William James, Psychologist

"The great use of life is to spend it doing something that will outlast it."
William James, Psychologist

"Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.",-- Thomas Jefferson, Third U.S. President

"Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching."
Thomas Jefferson, Third U.S. President

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.",-- William Faulkner, Author

"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
William Faulkner, Author

"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.",-- Moliere, Playwright

"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."
Moliere, Playwright

"You make the world a better place by making yourself a better person.",-- Scott Sorrell

"You make the world a better place by making yourself a better person."
Scott Sorrell

"We must take change by the hand or rest assuredly, change will take us by the throat.",-- Winston Churchill, Former British prime minister

"We must take change by the hand or rest assuredly, change will take us by the throat."
Winston Churchill, Former British prime minister

"It is not the employer who pays wages -- he only handles the money. It is the product that pays wages.",-- Henry Ford, Industrialist

"It is not the employer who pays wages -- he only handles the money. It is the product that pays wages."
Henry Ford, Industrialist

"A man does what he must -- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures.",-- John Kennedy, 35th U.S. President

"A man does what he must -- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures."
John Kennedy, 35th U.S. President

"You miss 100% of the shots you never take.",-- Wayne Gretzky, Hockey Great

"You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
Wayne Gretzky, Hockey Great

"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.",-- Robert Heinlein, American Novelist

"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."
Robert Heinlein, American Novelist

"We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.",-- Jim Rohn, Motivational Coach

"We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons."
Jim Rohn, Motivational Coach

"Fortune favors the audacious.",-- Desiderius Erasmus, Theologian

"Fortune favors the audacious."
Desiderius Erasmus, Theologian

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes in to us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands, and hopes we've learned something from yesterday.",-- John Wayne, Actor

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes in to us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands, and hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
-- John Wayne, Actor

"Difficulties in life are intended to make us better not bitter.",-- Dan Reeves, Football Coach

"Difficulties in life are intended to make us better not bitter."
-- Dan Reeves, Football Coach

"Great hopes make everything great possible.",-- Benjamin Franklin, Statesman

"Great hopes make everything great possible."
Benjamin Franklin, Statesman

"The world is more malleable than you think, and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape. ",-- Bono, musician

"The world is more malleable than you think, and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape. "
Bono, musician

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved.",-- Helen Keller, lecturer

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved."
Helen Keller, lecturer

"Hope doesn't come from calculating whether the good news is winning out over the bad. It's simply a choice to take action.",-- Anna Lappe, Writer

"Hope doesn't come from calculating whether the good news is winning out over the bad. It's simply a choice to take action."
Anna Lappe, Writer

"Any fool can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.",-- Albert Einstein, scientist

"Any fool can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction."
Albert Einstein, scientist

"The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake.",-- Alan Greenspan, economist

"The true measure of a career is to be able to be content, even proud, that you succeeded through your own endeavors without leaving a trail of casualties in your wake."
Alan Greenspan, economist

"We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of being paralyzed at the thought of the difficulty in every opportunity." -- Walter E. Cole, Korean War Hero

"We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of being paralyzed at the thought of the difficulty in every opportunity."

Walter E. Cole, Korean War Hero

"Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.",-- Cavett Robert

"Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed."
Cavett Robert

"You do not succeed because you do not know what you want or you don't want it intensely enough.",-- Frank Crane, Minister

"You do not succeed because you do not know what you want or you don't want it intensely enough.",
Frank Crane, Minister

"I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.",-- Martha Beck, Author

"I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way."
Martha Beck, Author

Managing Stress ~ Catherine Pulsifer

"When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter five years from now? If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go."
Catherine Pulsifer, writer

Patience - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States

"A man watches his pear tree, day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both the fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear, at length, falls into his lap."
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks other have thrown at him.",-- David Brinkley, newscaster

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks other have thrown at him.",
David Brinkley, newscaster

"Luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it.",-- Samuel Goldwyn, entertainment executive

"Luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it.",
Samuel Goldwyn, entertainment executive

Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations. - RALPH CHARELL

Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations.

RALPH CHARELL

"My father taught me that reputation, not money, was the most important thing in the world.",-- William Rosenberg, Dunkin Donuts founder

"My father taught me that reputation, not money, was the most important thing in the world.",
William Rosenberg, Dunkin Donuts founder