“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
-John F. Kennedy
Will
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”
-John F. Kennedy
Success
“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”
-Alexander Graham Bell
Character
“We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”
-Aristotle
Courage
“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.”
-Virginia Woolfe
Character
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
-Plato
Aspiration
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
-Charles Darwin
Happiness
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
Strength
“Confidence is contagious. So is a lack of confidence.”
-Vince Lombardi
Happiness
“To live happily is an inward power of the soul.”
-Marcus Aurelius
Attitude
“When you are happy, you can forgive a great deal.”
-Princess Diana
Attitude
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”
-Oprah Winfrey
Honesty
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”
-Thomas Jefferson
Simplicity
“Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.”
-Isaac Newton
Wisdom
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
-Bruce Lee
Reticence
“You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak.”
-George Clooney
Character
“Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don’t sum up a man’s life in one moment.”
-Al Pacino
Respect
“It’s nice to be important, but it’s also important to be nice. Never forget that.”
-Sacha Baron Cohen
Attitude
“Take a long pause… breathe and know that things are happening for you not to you.”
-Ashton Kutcher
Service
“You should never take more than you give.”
-Elton John
