The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy 

— Malcolm Forbes

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well 

— Henry W. Longfellow

Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not something be waited for; but, rather something to be achieved 

— William Jennings Bryan

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong 

— Thomas Carlyle

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other  

— Walter Elliot

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

— Anonymous

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will 

— Jawaharal Nehru

Decide what you want‚ believe you can have it‚ believe you deserve it‚ and believe it’s possible for you  

— Jack Canfield

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing 

— Helen Keller

One way to get high blood pressure is to go mountain climbing over molehills 

— Earl Wilson

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience 

— Elbert Hubbard

Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now 

— Alan Lakein

The price of excellence is discipline, the cost of mediocrity is disappointment 

— William Arthur Ward

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

—  George Bernard Shaw

Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself 

— Theodore T. Hunger

Leave no stone unturned 

— Edward Bulwer Lytton

The will to win‚ the desire to succeed‚ the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence  

— Confucius

I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be  

— Ken Venturi

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

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

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

— Leon J. Suenes