My mother said to me, “If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.” Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

- Pablo Picasso (Artist, 1881-1973)

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Albert Einstein, PhD (Genius, Physicist, 1879-1955)

Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.

- Cher (Singer, actress, producer, 1946-)

Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're probably right.

- Henry Ford (Founder, Ford Motor Co. 1863-1947)

Nothing in this world can take the place ofpersistence.

Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

- Calvin Coolidge (30th US president, 1872-1933)

The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave up.

- Harrison Ford (actor 1942-)

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

- Thomas Edison (Inventor, 1847-1931)

Keep away from people who try to belittle your dreams. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great.

- Mark Twain (Writer, lecturer, 1935-1910)

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sandpaper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

- Chris Colfer (Actor, singer, 1990-)

Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will.

- John D. MacDonald (Novelist, 1916-1986)

If you want to test a men’s character gives him power.

Abraham Lincoln

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.

- George Bernard Shaw (Playright, 1856-1950)

There are seven things that will destroy us:

Wealth without work;

Pleasure without conscience;

Knowledge without character;

Religion without sacrifice;

Politics without principle;

Science without humanity;

Business without ethics.

- Gandhi (1869-1948)

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

- Oprah Winfrey (Business woman, 1954)

Power perceived is power achieved

- Principal Claude Rolle ("The Substitute" 1996)

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life.

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down "happy."

They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.

- John Lennon (Singer, songwriter, 1940-1980)

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

- H. Jackson Brown, Jr (American author, 1940-)

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

- Oprah Winfrey (Business woman, 1954)

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

- Keanu Reeves (Actor, 1964-)

Winners lose more than losers. They win and lose more than losers, because they stay in the game.

- Terry Paulson (Psychologist)

I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty six times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

- Michael Jordan (Athlete, 1963-)

It is better to play than do nothing.

- Confucius (Philosopher, 551 BC-479 BC)

It ain't over till it's over.

- Yogi Berra (New York Yankees, 1925-)

It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or fortune but just yourself that kept things from you.

- Lillian Hellman (Playwright, writer, 1905-1984)

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

- Richard Nixon (37th US President 1913-1994)

You learn you can do your best even when it's hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

- Joe Namath (Athlete, 1943-)

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

- Benjamin Franklin (Founding father, America's first millionaire, 1706-1790)

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

- Benjamin Franklin (Founding father, America's first millionaire, 1706-1790)

When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.

- Henry J. Kaiser (Industrialist, 1882-1967)

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

- Oscar Wilde (Writer, 1854-1900)

A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.

- Benjamin Franklin (Founding father, America's first millionaire, 1706-1790)

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances.

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.

- George Bernard Shaw (Playwright, critic, 1856-1950)

Change can come in either of two important ways:

Start behaving positively or stop behaving negatively.

- Dr. Phil (TV host, 1950-)

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

- Abraham Lincoln (16th US president, 1809-1865)

Imagination rules the world.

- Napoleon Bonaparte (Emperor, 1769-1821)

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

- Muhammad Ali (Boxer 1942-)

Grief does not change you... It reveals you.

- John Green (Author)

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

- Stephen King (Novelist, screenwriter, film director, 1947-)

        I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

                         - Confucius (Philosopher, 551 BC-479 BC)

   The safest way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

                      - Kin Hubbard (Humorist, 1868-1930)

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

- Jimmy Dean (Singer, 1928-2010)