The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes 

— Earl of Beaconsfield

The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack 

— Wayne Lukas

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action 

— Benjamin Disraeli

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true 

— Leon J. Suenes

This above all: to thine own self be true  

— William Shakespeare

Always be a first rate version of yourself‚ instead of a second rate version of somebody else  

— Judy Garland

Leadership is action, not position 

— Donald H. McGannon

You cannot change the direction and the forces of the wind. But you can change the setting of your own sail 

— Jim Rohn

In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia 

— Anonymous

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step  

— Lao Tzu

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances 

— Benjamin Franklin

The more man meditates upon good thoughts‚ the better will be his world and the world at large  

— Confucius

You can get everything you want in life if you will just help enough others get what they want in life 

— Zig Ziglar

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity 

— Louis Pasteur

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking 

— William B. Sprague

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom 

— Aristotle

Men's best successes come after their disappointments 

— Henry Ward Beecher

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues‚ but the parent of all the others 

—  Cicero

To earn more you must learn more 

— Brian Tracy

Do not attempt to do a thing unless you are sure of yourself; but do not relinquish it simply because someone else is not sure of you 

— Stewart E. White