We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. ~ Aristotle

Success is not measured by what you accomplish but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds. ~ Orison Swett Marden

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can. ~ Jimmy Carter

Mastery is not something that strikes in an instant, like a thunderbolt, but a gathering power that moves steadily through time, like weather ~ John Champlin Gardner Jr

Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.  ~ Marie Chapian

It is not what we read, but what we remember that makes us learned. It is not what we intend but what we do that makes us useful. And, it is not a few faint wishes but a lifelong struggle that makes us valiant. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. ~ Napoleon Hill

Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.  ~ Charles F. Kettering

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
~ Mahatma Gandhi

The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.  ~ Bobby Knight

The Quotable Einstein
It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it. ~ About his notorious disregard for his outward appearance.

With fame I become more and more stupid, which of course is a common phenomenon   ~ From one of his letters, December 1919

Look deep, deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.  ~ From one of his letters

Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty. ~ NY times, October 5, 1952

Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth. ~ On Mahatma Gandhi, October 2, 1939

Gandhi, the greatest political genius of our time, gave proof of what sacrifice man is capable once he discovered the right path. ~ Letter to Asian Congress for World Federation, November 1952

There is only one road to true human greatness: through the school of hard knocks.

If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research.

Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions.

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.

The value of achievement lies in the achieving.

All marriages are dangerous.