To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can’t make that commitment, they don’t call you a champion anymore – Rocky Marciano
Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses. – Dale Carnegie
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. – Thomas Huxley
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing worthwhile ever happens quickly and easily. You achieve only as you are determined to achieve…and as you keep at it until you have achieved. – Robert H. Lauer
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny. – Carl Schurz
The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. – Charles du Bois
I have always admired the ability to bite off more than one can chew and then chew it. – William DeMille
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others. – Solomon Ibn Gabirol
One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker – an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That’s what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed. – Herman Cain
Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. – H. L. Hunt
You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.