You see things; and you say‚ "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say‚ "Why not?" 

—  George Bernard Shaw

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing 

— Helen Keller

The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be 

— Horace Bushnell

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest 

—  Mark Twain

Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because they want to do it 

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself 

— B. R. Haydon

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

— William B. Sprague

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy 

— Oliver Goldsmith

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us 

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

It is not length of life, but depth of life 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom 

— Aristotle

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul 

— Democritus

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it 

— Confucius

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

— Benjamin Franklin

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars 

— Latin proverb

There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way 

— Christopher Morley

Whatever you’re thinking about you will attract 

—  Bob Proctor

Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about 

—  John Demartini

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out 

— Robert Collier

By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself 

— Menander