Eyes Up, Feet Down
“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
Quality Assurance
“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.”
-Aristotle
Start To Finish
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
-Jim Ryun
Adjust Appropriately
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”
-Confucius
The Right Opportunity
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca
First Things First
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
-Marcus Aurelius
Resting And Relaxing
“It’s very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Persistently Persevering
"Tis a lesson you should heed, try, try again; If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." -Thomas H. Palmer
Creating Luck
"I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." -Thomas Jefferson
Worry To Weaken
"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength."
-Corrie Ten
The Necessity Of Focus
"That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains." -Steve Jobs
Do It Anyways
"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." -Vincent Van Gogh
Love Always Prevails
"Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey." -Lord Byron
The Ultimate Power
"Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark." -George Iles
The Importance Of Effort
"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential." -Winston Churchill