“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”
-Confucius
Effort
“There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do.” — Derek Jeter
Success
“When it is obvious that goals can’t be reached, don’t adjust the goals, but adjust the action steps.”
— Confucius
Courage
“If you don’t have any shadows you’re not in the light.”
-Lady Gaga
Individuality
“You laugh at me because I’m different. I laugh at you because you’re all the same.”
-Lady Gaga
Attitude
“You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.”
-Charlie Chaplin
Legacy
“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”
-Isaac Newton
Strength
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
-Nelson Mandela
Happiness
“Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Positivity
“The more man mediates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”
— Confucius
Courage
“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.”
-James Baldwin
Vision
“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it.”
-Muhammad Ali
Attitude
“Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.”
-Kobe Bryant
Happiness
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
– Omar Khayyam
Concentration
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
-Oprah Winfrey
Attitude
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.”
– Alexander Graham Bell
Fear
“What worries you, masters you.”
-John Locke
Vision
“It’s fun to do the impossible.”
-Walt Disney
Simplicity
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
-Leonardo da Vinci
Confidence
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
