"Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.",-- Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor

Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.
Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor

"I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.",-- Marie Curie, Physicist

"I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy."
Marie Curie, Physicist

"It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts.",-- Ella Fitzgerald, jazz singer

"It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts."
Ella Fitzgerald, jazz singer

"Every artist was first an amateur.",-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet

"Every artist was first an amateur."
Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet

"Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.",-- Mary Bethune, educator

"Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible."
Mary Bethune, educator

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav'n of hell and a hell of a heav'n.",-- John Milton, poet

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav'n of hell and a hell of a heav'n."
John Milton, poet

"The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.",-- Henry Ford, carmaker

"The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability."
Henry Ford, carmaker

"As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big.",-- Donald Trump, Real Estate Magnate

"As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big."
Donald Trump, Real Estate Magnate

"Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use.",-- Ruth Gordon, actress

"Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use."
Ruth Gordon, actress

"To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.",-- Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister

"To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge."
Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister

"Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.",-- Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, CEO

"Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks."
Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, CEO

"Being miserable is a habit. Being happy is a habit. The choice is yours.",-- Tom Hopkins, sales trainer

"Being miserable is a habit. Being happy is a habit. The choice is yours."
Tom Hopkins, sales trainer

"The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.",-- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president

"The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people."
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president

"Believe you will be successful and you will.",-- Dale Carnegie, motivational speaker

"Believe you will be successful and you will."
Dale Carnegie, motivational speaker

"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.",-- Malcolm Forbes, Publisher

"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are."
Malcolm Forbes, Publisher

"I've felt that dissatisfaction is the basis of progress. When we become satisfied in business, we become obsolete.",-- J. Willard Marriott Sr., hotel executive

"I've felt that dissatisfaction is the basis of progress. When we become satisfied in business, we become obsolete."

-- J. Willard Marriott Sr., hotel executive

"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.",-- Erica Jong, Author

"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."
Erica Jong, Author

"Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures.",-- J.C. Penney, Retailer

"Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures."
J.C. Penney, Retailer

"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.",-- Douglas MacArthur, General

"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul."
Douglas MacArthur, General

"The making of friends who are real friends is the best token we have of a man's success in life.",-- Edward Hale, theologian

"The making of friends who are real friends is the best token we have of a man's success in life."
Edward Hale, theologian

"I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.",-- Sam Walton, Wal-Mart founder

"I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been."
Sam Walton, Wal-Mart founder

"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.",-- William Faulkner, Author

"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
William Faulkner, Author

"It's not your position in life; it's the disposition you have which will change your position.",-- Dr. David McKinley

"It's not your position in life; it's the disposition you have which will change your position."
Dr. David McKinley

"If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do.",-- Jack Welch, General Electric CEO

"If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do."
Jack Welch, General Electric CEO

"Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.",-- Robert Schuller, Clergyman

"Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost."
Robert Schuller, Clergyman