Make a difference, start taking actions. ~ Anonymous

"If you want to leave your footprints on the sands of time, be sure you're wearing work shoes."
Anonymous

The cyclic nature of life ~ Paul Harvey

"In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these."
Paul Harvey, broadcaster

Assumptions and Limitations ~ Alan Alda

"Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in."
Alan Alda, Actor

Leadership & Legacy ~ Dolly Parton

"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are an excellent leader."
Dolly Parton, Singer

Customer Service ~ Cesar Ritz

"Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterward to explain that it was not possible."
Cesar Ritz, hotelier

Entrepreneur ~ John Naisbitt

"The entrepreneur is... the most important player in the building of the global economy. So much so that big companies are reconstituting themselves as networks of entrepreneurs."
John Naisbitt, writer

Failures and Excuses

"Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."
George Washington Carver, botanist

Take Action! ~ Rudyard Kipling

"Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade."
Rudyard Kipling, author

Good Marriage ~ Dr. Howard Hendricks

"A good marriage is when you're married not to someone you can live with, but to someone you really cannot live without."
Dr. Howard Hendricks

Training & Hardwork ~ Lee Trevino

"There is no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls."
Lee Trevino, golfer

Learn Constantly ~ Ben Hogan

"I learn something new about the game almost every time I step on the course."
Ben Hogan, golfer

Great Men Often Stood Alone ~ Ayn Rand

"The great creators-the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors-stood alone against the men of their time."
Ayn Rand, writer

Truth in Advertising ~ William Bernbach

"The most powerful element in advertising is the truth."
William Bernbach, ad executive

Great Oration and Delivery on Believe

Visualizing Dan Pink's talk on motivation.

This lively RSAnimate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace

Persistence ~ Tobias Wolff

"We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are."
Tobias Wolff, Writer

Passion & Interests ~ Julia Child

"Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it."
Julia Child, chef

Success & Enthusiasm ~ Charles M. Schwab

"A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm."
Charles M. Schwab

Dreams, strength, patience and passion ~ Harriet Tubman

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
Harriet Tubman, Abolitionist

Pressure and Failure ~ Tommy Lasorda

"Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure."
Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager

Hang out with people better than you ~ Warren Buffet

"It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours, and you'll drift in that direction."
Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, CEO

Our Self Image ~ Thomas Szasz

"People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds. It is something one creates."
Thomas Szasz, psychiatrist

Dreams and Happiness ~ Leon Suenens

"Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true."
Leon Suenens, Clergyman

Greatness ~ Bruce Barton

"Nothing great has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances."
Bruce Barton, advertising executive

Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, Success and Triumph

"The highest form of success... comes... to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph."
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.",-- Maya Angelou, Poet

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Maya Angelou, Poet

"If anything terrifies me, I must try to conquer it.",-- Francis Chichester, adventurer

"If anything terrifies me, I must try to conquer it."
Francis Chichester, adventurer

"In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.",-- John Churton Collins, critic

"In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends."
John Churton Collins, critic