Hard work & Luck ~ Thomas Jefferson

"I am a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it."

-- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States of America

Achievements begin from an Idea ~ Napolean Hill

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

-- Napoleon Hill, author

Successful people learn from people who have done it before ~ Brian Tracy

"No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals."

-- Brian Tracy, Author

Character Lies in Your Own Hands ~ Ann Frank

"Parents can only give good advice .but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands."

-- Ann Frank, writer

Be determined to succeed. ~ George Allen

"People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to."
George Allen, football coach

Ideas, Ideas, Ideas... Linus Pauling

"If you want to have good ideas, you must have many ideas. Most of them will be wrong, and what you have to learn is which ones to throw away."
Linus Pauling, chemist

Believe Becomes Reality ~ Brian Tracy

 "Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality."
Brian Tracy, Author

Commitment to Excellence ~ Vince Lombardi

 "The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."
~Vince Lombardi

Attitude of Gratitude ~ Brian Tracy

"Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that
happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward
achieving something bigger and better than your current situation."
-- Brian Tracy, Author

Winning, Losing & Not Quitting ~ Walt Disney

"The difference in winning and losing is most often... not quitting."
-- Walt Disney, Animator, Film Producer