Psyche

There are 3 kinds of people in this world; those who never know what's happening; those who wonder what's happening; and those who make things happen
When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions - Carter G. Woodson
Never let the left hand know what the right hand is doing
Strategy is better than strength
Only when you have crossed the river can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout - Ashanti Proverb
To be truly prepared for something one must actually expect it - Mandela
If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have won even before you have started - Marcus Garvey
In any opportunity, it is better to concentrate on the possibilities of success rather than the potential for failure
When the sky is dark, the stars shine brighter

Achievement

What your mind can conceive it can achieve
It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another
I will do today what others will not so I can live tomorrow like others cannot

Determination

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals
There is no paean without pain - Tai Solarin
Iron does not turn into steel till it's been through fire
It is not how many times you get knocked down that matters but how many times you pick yourself up
Always remember two rules when striving for a goal, rule number one - Never Quit; rule number two - Always Remember Rule Number One - Duke Ellington

Success

Fear

The fear of failure is much harder to live with than failure itself
A brave person is not one who does not feel fear, but one who conquers that fear

Character

To be without principles is to be without a name - Alaran
Take care of your character and your reputation will look out for itself
The reasonable person adapts her(him)self to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to her(him)self. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable person - G.B. Shaw
Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose because I will not part with it at any price or under any pressure - Mandela
He who sits in the middle of the road gets hit by traffic moving in both directions
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool; to weep is to risk appearing sentimental; to reach out for another is to risk involvement; to expose your feelings is to risk exposing your true self; to place your ideas and your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss; to love is to risk not being loved in return; to live is to risk dying; BUT risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and IS nothing - ANON
Anger is only one letter short of danger
He who loses money, loses much; he who loses a friend, loses more; he who loses faith, loses all
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself
The tongue weighs practically nothing, but so few people can hold it
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action - Benjamin Disraeli
Fortune sides with him who dares - Virgil
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy - Martin Luther King Jr.

Knowledge

He who knows something knows that he knows nothing at all
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people
The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Stronger than all armies of the world is an idea whose time has come
Those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it

Relationship

If people can talk about others with you, then they can talk about you with others
You can fool some of the people all of the time; and you can fool all of the people some of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time
Neven open you hand to the Odar - Armenian proverb
It may be a man's world, but it takes a woman to run it
In order for one to meet the right person, one needs to be the right person
Keep your friends close but your enemies closer
Only a friend knows your secret so only a friend could reveal it - Marley
People may forget what you said to them; they may forget what you did to them; but they will never forget how you made them feel
Beside every successful man, there's usually a woman
Money is not the root of any evil; it is the love of money that is - Alaran
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart
If someone betrays you once, it's the person's fault; if someone betrays you twice, it's your fault
I'd rather be feared than loved cos the fear lasts longer - Fat Joe
A bundle of belongings is not the only thing a refugee brings to his/her new country - Einstein was a refugee

Responsibility

That's not my Job: This is a story about 4 people named everybody, somebody, anybody and nobody. There was an important job to be done, and everybody was sure that somebody would do it, but nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was everybody's job. Everybody thought anybody would do it, but nobody realised that everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that everybody blamed somebody when nobody did what anybody could have done.

Miscellaneous

The only permanent thing is change - Confucious, Chinese philosopher
In Life we get questions with no answers; in Death we get answers with no questions
In the abundance of water, only a fool is thirsty - Marley
A rich person is not one who has the most but one who needs the least
Everyday the bucket goes down the well, one day the bottom will drop out - Marley
Some people see the world as it is and ask why; some people see the world as it could be and ask why not

Think BIG

When little people try to drive you down, think BIG. Little people want you to lose, experience misfortune etc.
You win when you refuse to fight petty people. Fighting little people reduces you to their size. Stay BIG
Expect to be sniped at; it's a proof you're growing
Think big enough to be immune from the attack of petty peeps
When that "I ain't got what it takes" feeling creeps up on you, think BIG. Remember if you think you are weak, you are. If you think you are inadequate, you are. If you think you are second class, you are. Don't sell yourself short;
Look important. It helps you think important. How you look on the outside has a lot to do with how you feel on the inside
Concentrate on your assets. Learn to superchage yourself. Know your positive self
Put other people in proper perspective. The other person is just another human being, so why be afraid of him/her
When an argument or quarrel seems inevitable, think BIG. Successfully resist the temptation to argue and quarrel by:
Asking yourself, "Honestly now, is this thing really important enough to argue about?"
Remind yourself, you never gain anything from an argument but you always lose something
Think big enough to see that quarrels, arguments, feuds and fusses will never help you get where you want to go
When you feel defeated, think BIG. It is not possible to achieve large success without hardships and setbacks. But it is possible to live the rest of your life without defeat. React to setbacks this way:
Regard the setback as a lesson. Learn from it. Research it. Use it to propel you forward. Salvage something from every setback
Blend persistence with experimentation. Back off and start afresh with a new approach
Think big enough to see that defeat is a state of mind, nothing more
When Romance starts to slip, think BIG
Concentrate on the biggest qualities in the person you want to love. Put little things where they belong - in second place
Do something special for your mate - and do it often. Think big enough to find the secret to marital joys
When you feel progress on a job is slowing down, think BIG. No matter what you do and regardless of your occupation, higher status and higher pay comes from one thing: Increasing the quality and quantity of your output. Think "I can do better". The best is not unattainable. There is room for doing everything better. Nothing in this world is being done as well as it could be. And when you think, "I can do better", ways to do better will appear. Thinking "I can do better" switches on your creative power. Think big enough to see that if you put service first, money takes care of itself.