Hi Craig, here are some quotes, many from www.qotd.com
and www.topachievement.com


> > > "The greatest danger for most of us is not that
> > our
> > > aim is too
> > > high and we miss it, but that it is too low and
> we
> > > reach it."
> > >
> > > *Michelangelo
> > >
> > >
> > > "Perseverance is a great element of success. If
> > you
> > > only knock
> > > long enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up
> > > somebody."
> > >
> > > *Longfellow
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "You can tell whether a man is clever by his
> > answers.
> > > You can
> > > tell whether a man is wise by his questions."
> > >
> > > *Naguib Mahfouz {Egyptian Writer and Nobel
> Prize
> > > winner}
> > >
> > >
> > > "Faced with the choice between changing one's
> mind
> > and
> > > proving that there is no need to do so, almost
> > > everyone gets busy on the proof."
> > > - John Kenneth Galbraith
> > >
> > >
> > > "The reason people blame things on previous
> > > generations is that there's only one other
> > choice."
> > > - Doug Larson
> > >
> > > "I never could have done what I have done
> without
> > the
> > > habits of
> > > punctuality, order, and diligence, without the
> > > determination to
> > > concentrate myself on one subject at a time."
> > >
> > > *Charles Dickens
> > >
> > >
> > > "To do the useful thing, to say the courageous
> > thing,
> > > to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is
> enough
> > for
> > > one man's life."
> > >
> > > *T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American Poet
> > >
> > >
> > > "What life means to us is determined, not so
> much
> > by
> > > what life
> > > brings to us as by the attitude we bring to
> > life;
> > > not so much
> > > by what happens to us as by our reaction to
> what
> > > happens."
> > >
> > > *Lewis L Dunnington
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather
> > the
> > > judgment
> > > that something else is more important than
> > fear."
> > >
> > > *Ambrose Redmoon
> > >
> > >
> > > "Freedom is actually a bigger game than power.
> > Power
> > > is about
> > > what you can control. Freedom is about what you
> > can
> > > unleash."
> > >
> > > *Harriet Rubin
> > >
> > >
> > > "Believing in yourself, is an endless
> destination.
> > > Believing
> > > you have failed, is the end of your journey."
> > >
> > > *Sarah Meredith
> > >
> > >
> > > "The vision that you glorify in your mind, the
> > ideal
> > > that you
> > > enthrone in your heart - this you will build
> your
> > life
> > > by, and
> > > this you will become."
> > >
> > > *James Lane Allen (1849-1925) American Author
> > >
> > >
> > > "There is nothing noble in being superior to
> some
> > > other man.
> > > The true nobility is in being superior to your
> > > previous self."
> > >
> > > *Hindu proverb
> > >
> > > "It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to
> > > accept anything
> > > but the best, you very often get it."
> > >
> > > *Somerset Maugham
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "If you can react the same way to winning and
> > losing,
> > > that's a big accomplishment. That quality is
> > important
> > > because it stays with you the rest of your
> life."
> > > - Chris Evert
> > >
> > >
> > > A life of reaction is a life of slavery,
> > > intellectually and spiritually. One must fight
> for
> > a
> > > life of action, not reaction.
> > > - Rita Mae Brown
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "The finest gift you can give anyone is
> > encouragement.
> > > If
> > > everyone received the encouragement they need
> to
> > > grow, the
> > > genius in most everyone would blossom and the
> > world
> > > would
> > > produce abundance beyond the wildest dreams."
> > >
> > > *Sidney Madwed {American Speaker & Poet}
> > >
> > > No matter what everybody says, ultimately these
> > things
> > > can harm us only by the way we react to them.
> > > - Molière (Jean Baptiste Poquelin), 1622 -
> > 1673
> > >
> > >
> > > "Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life.
> > Don't
> > > let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom
> > at
> > > bay and spark creativity."
> > > - R. I. Fitzhenry
> > >
> > >
> > > "Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze
> > > yourself to
> > > determine whether it is justified. If it is,
> > correct
> > > yourself.
> > > Otherwise, go on about your business."
> > >
> > > *Norman Vincent Peale
> > >
> > >
> > > Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart
> > soar
> > > as high as it will.
> > > - A. W. Tozer
> > >
> > >
> > > The line separating good and evil passes not
> > through
> > > states, nor between political parties either -
> but
> > > right through every human heart.
> > > - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag
> > Archipelago
> > >
> > >
> > > And now here is my secret, a very simple secret;
> > it is
> > > only with the heart that one can see rightly,
> what
> > is
> > > essential is invisible to the eye.
> > > - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1900 - 1944
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The heart has its reasons that reason cannot
> know.
> > > - Blaise Pascal, 1623 - 1662
> > >
> > >
> > > "Enthusiasm finds the opportunities, and energy
> > makes
> > > the
> > > most of them."
> > >
> > > *Henry Hoskins
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "There is little difference in people, but that
> > little
> > > difference makes a big difference. The little
> > > difference
> > > is attitude. The big difference is whether it is
> > > positive
> > > or negative."
> > >
> > > *Clement Stone
> > >
> > >
> > > "The question isn't at what age I want to
> retire,
> > it's
> > > at what
> > > income."
> > >
> > > *George Foreman
> > >
> > >
> > > "It is our attitude at the beginning of a
> > difficult
> > > task which,
> > > more than anything else, will affect its
> > successful
> > > outcome."
> > >
> > > *William James {1842-1910 American
> Psychologist
> > &
> > > Author}
> > >
> > >
> > > "Compassion does not mean to be solicitous to
> > someone
> > > who
> > > appears to be stray, imperfect, or needy. It
> means
> > to
> > > see
> > > that person as we see ourselves, as unique human
> > > beings
> > > with wants, hopes, needs, dreams, and desires."
> > >
> > > *Gail Pursell Elliott - "The Dignity and
> Respect
> > > Lady"
> > >
> > >
> > > "You are not here merely to make a living. You
> are
> > > here in
> > > order to enable the world to live more amply,
> with
> > > greater
> > > vision, with a finer spirit of hope and
> > achievement.
> > > You are
> > > here to enrich the world, and you impoverish
> > yourself
> > > if you
> > > forget the errand."
> > >
> > > *Woodrow Wilson{1856-1924 28th US President}
> > >
> > >
> > > There are four boxes to use in the defense of
> > liberty:
> > > soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order.
> > > - Ed Howdershelt
> > >
> > >
> > > "Compassion does not mean to be solicitous to
> > someone
> > > who
> > > appears to be stray, imperfect, or needy. It
> means
> > to
> > > see
> > > that person as we see ourselves, as unique human
> > > beings
> > > with wants, hopes, needs, dreams, and desires."
> > >
> > > *Gail Pursell Elliott - "The Dignity and
> Respect
> > > Lady"
> > >
> > >
> > > "Vision without action is merely a dream. Action
> > > without vision
> > > just passes the time. Vision with action can
> > change
> > > the world."
> > >
> > > *Joel A. Barker {American Businessman,
> > Consultant &
> > > Author}
> > >
> > > "You are the bows from which your children as
> > living
> > > arrows are sent forth."
> > > - Kahlil Gibran, 1883 - 1931
> > >
> > >
> > > Convey love to thy friend as an arrow to the
> mark;
> > not
> > > as a ball against the wall, to rebound back
> again.
> > > - Francis Quarles
> > >
> > >
> > > Use what talents you possess; the woods would be
> > very
> > > silent if no birds sang except those that sang
> > best.
> > > - Henry Van Dyke, 1852 - 1933
> > >
> > >
> > > "When you cannot make up your mind which of two
> > evenly
> > > balanced
> > > courses of action you should take - choose the
> > > bolder."
> > >
> > > *W.J. Slim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "People often say that motivation doesn't last.
> > Well,
> > > neither
> > > does bathing - that's why we recommend it
> daily."
> > >
> > > *Zig Ziglar
> > >
> > >
> > > "Failure is only postponed success as long as
> > courage
> > > 'coaches'
> > > ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit
> > of
> > > victory."
> > >
> > > *Herbert Kaufman {American Author & Behavioral
> > > Expert} -
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Some day, in years to come, you will be
> wrestling
> > > with the
> > > great temptation, or trembling under the great
> > sorrow
> > > of your
> > > life. But the real struggle is here, now, in
> these
> > > quiet weeks.
> > > Now it is being decided whether, in the day of
> > your
> > > supreme
> > > sorrow or temptation, you shall miserably fail
> or
> > > gloriously
> > > conquer. Character cannot be made except by a
> > steady,
> > > long continued process."
> > >
> > > *Phillips Brooks {1835-1893 American Episcopal
> > > Bishop}
> > >
> > > "He only profits from praise who values
> > criticism."
> > > - Heinrich Heine, 1797 - 1856
> > >
> > > "The purpose of learning is growth, and our
> minds,
> > > unlike our
> > > bodies, can continue growing as we continue to
> > live."
> > >
> > > *Morris Adler (1870-1937) Austrian
> Psychiatrist
> > >
> > >
> > > "If you're going through hell, keep going."
> > > - Winston Churchill, 1874 - 1965
> > >
> > > "True religion is the life we lead, not the
> creed
> > we
> > > profess."
> > > *Louis Nizer (1902-1994) American Lawyer
> > >
> > > "A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the
> > day I
> > > realized
> > > that no one owes me anything."
> > >
> > > *Harry Browne {Financial Consultant &
> > Libertarian
> > > Activist}
> > >
> > >
> > > "Your kids won't listen to you, but they sure
> will
> > > imitate you"
> > >
> > > "It's a short time between your kids being
> afraid
> > of
> > > the dark and.....wanting to stay out all night."
> > >
> > >
> > > "You can give without loving, but you can never
> > love
> > > without giving."
> > >
> > > - Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894vv
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Competing pressures tempt one to believe that
> an
> > > issue deferred is a problem avoided; more often
> it
> > is
> > > a crisis invited."
> > > - Henry Alfred Kissinger
> > >
> > >
> > > "Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for
> a
> > > time, but it's not going to go away."
> > >
> > > *Elvis Presley
> > >
> > >
> > > "Kites rise highest against the wind - not with
> > it."
> > > - Winston Churchill, 1874 - 1965
> > >
> > >
> > > "The talent of success is nothing more than
> doing
> > what
> > > you can do well, and doing well whatever you do
> > > without thought of fame. If it comes at all it
> > will
> > > come because it is deserved, not because it is
> > sought
> > > after."
> > >
> > > Quote from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807 -
> 1882
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "I have learned this at least by my experiment:
> > that
> > > if one advances confidently in the direction of
> > his
> > > dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has
> > > imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected
> > in
> > > common hours."
> > > - Henry David Thoreau, 1817 - 1862
> > >
> > >
> > > "The times in our lives in which we feel that we
> > have
> > > the
> > > least power are actually the times when we have
> > the
> > > most.
> > > Those are the times in which we affirm or
> redefine
> > who
> > > we
> > > are, what we believe, and make choices that can
> > impact
> > > ourselves and those we encounter for a
> lifetime."
> > >
> > > *Gail Pursell Elliott "The Dignity and Respect
> > Lady"
> > >
> > >
> > > "There are powers inside of you which, if you
> > could
> > > discover and
> > > use, would make of you everything you ever
> dreamed
> > or
> > > imagined
> > > you could become."
> > >
> > > *Orison Swett Marden {1850-1924 Founder of
> > Success
> > > Magazine}
> > >
> > >
> > > "Blessed are those who can give without
> > remembering
> > > and take
> > > without forgetting."
> > >
> > > *Bernard Meltzer, American Law Professo
> > >
> > >
> > > "Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't
> > hurt
> > > and then having him catch his hand in the
> drill."
> > >
> > >
> > > "Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If
> > you're
> > > happy in what you're doing, you'll like
> yourself,
> > > you'll have inner peace. And if you have that,
> > along
> > > with physical health, you will have had more
> > success
> > > than you could possibly have imagined."
> > >
> > > Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither
> > will
> > > being in the right place at the right time,
> unless
> > you
> > > are ready. The most important question is: "Are
> > your
> > > ready?"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Optimism is essential to achievement and it is
> > also
> > > the
> > > foundation of courage and true progress."
> > >
> > > *Nicholas Murray Butler {1862-1947 Nobel
> Laureate}
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "We spend January 1 walking through our lives,
> > room by
> > > room, drawing up a list of work to be done,
> cracks
> > to
> > > be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the
> list,
> > we
> > > ought to walk through the rooms of our lives ...
> > not
> > > looking for flaws, but for potential."
> > > - Ellen Goodman
> > >
> > >
> > > "I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not
> > the
> > > year's."
> > > - Henry Moore, 1898 - 1986
> > >
> > >
> > > "Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them;
> but
> > do
> > > not let
> > > them master you. Let them teach you patience,
> > > sweetness, insight.
> > >
> > > *Helen Keller {1880-1968 American Blind/Deaf
> > Author &
> > > Motivator}
> > >
> > >
> > > "Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that
> > > accompanies
> > > important ongoing activity."
> > > *Paul Goodman {1911-1972 American Novelist &
> > > Playright}
> > >
> > > "I think music in itself is healing. It's an
> > explosive
> > > _expression of humanity. It's something we are
> all
> > > touched by. No matter what culture we're from,
> > > everyone loves music."
> > > - Billy Joel
> > >
> > > "When people hear good music, it makes them
> > homesick
> > > for something they never had and never will
> have."
> > > - Edgar Watson Howe, 1853 - 1937
> > >
> > > "Music is a strange thing. I would almost say it
> > is a
> > > miracle. For it stands halfway between thought
> and
> > > phenomenon, between spirit and matter."
> > > - Heinrich Heine, 1797 - 1856
> > >
> > > "Music, in the best sense, does not require
> > novelty;
> > > no, the older it is, and the more we are
> > accustomed to
> > > it, the greater its effect."
> > > - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749 - 1832
> > >
> > > "Music can name the unnameable and communicate
> the
> > > unknowable."
> > > - Leonard Bernstein, 1918 - 1990
> > >
> > > "There are no secrets to success. It is the
> result
> > of
> > > preparation, hard work, and learning from
> > failure."
> > > - Colin Powell
> > >
> > > "Expect the best, plan for the worst, and
> prepare
> > to
> > > be surprised."
> > > - Denis Waitley
> > >
> > > "It is better to look ahead and prepare than to
> > look
> > > back and regret."
> > > - J. J. Kersee
> > >
> > > "Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often
> is
> > > happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish
> > > preparation!"
> > > - Jane Austen, 1775 - 1817
> > >
> > > "So much of our time is preparation, so much is
> > > routine, and so much retrospect, that the path
> of
> > each
> > > man's genius contracts itself to a very few
> > hours."
> > > - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 - 1882
> > >
> > > "The best preparation for a better life next
> year
> > is a
> > > full, complete, harmonious, joyous life this
> > year."
> > > - Thomas Dreier
> > >
> > >
> > > Leonardo Da Vinci: Hard Work Quote
> > > "Time stays long enough for anyone who will use
> > it."
> > >
> > >
> > > "When we do the best that we can, we never know
> > what
> > > miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life
> of
> > > another."
> > > Helen Keller
> > >
> > > Zig Ziglar: Hard Work Quote
> > > Where you start is not as important as where you
> > > finish.
> > >
> > > Jim Rohn: Hard Work Quote
> > > "You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid
> for
> > the
> > > value you bring to the hour."
> > >
> > > "Power is the ability to do good things for
> > others."
> > > *Brooke Astor
> > >
> > > "Any person capable of angering you becomes your
> > > master; he can
> > > anger you only when you permit yourself to be
> > > disturbed by him."
> > > *Epictetus {50-138 Phrygian Philosopher}
> > >
> > > Mia Hamm
> > > "I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I
> add
> > > more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the
> > > match."
> > >
> > >
> > > These are from many sources including
> > >
> > > www.qotd.org and www.topachievement.com
> > >
> > >