Category: Weekly Quote

“If you have a goal in life that takes a lot of energy, that requires a lot of work, that incurs a great deal of interest and that is a challenge to you, you will always look forward to waking up to see what the new day brings.” – Susan Polis Schultz   

“Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity. Once everyone has come to see it that way, they can exchange their combative posture for a creative stance, because they don’t feel threatened, they feel challenged.” -Warren Bennis

“We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.” – Sonia Johnson

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure- which is: “Try to please everybody.” – Herbert Bayard Swope

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” -Seneca

“Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many. The euphoria is lasting when all participants lead with their hearts, winning not just for themselves but for one another.” – Howard Schultz

“In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.” -Aristotle

“There will be dreams grander or humbler than your own, but there will never be a dream exactly like your own…for you are unique and more wondrous than you know.” -Linda Staten

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein

“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing.  There is a time for silence.  A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny.  And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.” – Gloria Naylor

“No decision is risk-free.  Don’t let the negatives blind you to the opportunities.”- Victor K. Kiam II

“How much easier our work would be if we put forth as much effort trying to improve the quality of it as most of us do trying to find excuses for not properly attending to it.” -George W. Ballenger  

“Do not undertake anything beyond your capacity and at the same time do not harbor the wish to do less than you can. One who takes up tasks beyond his powers is proud and attached. One who does less than he can is a thief.” -Mohandas K. Gandhi

“There’s no place where success comes before work, except in the dictionary.” -Donald M. Kimball

“We have a tendency to want to rush and fix things with good advice without taking the time to really understand the problem first. That’s like forcing your glasses on someone else to help that person see better.” -Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 

“I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.” -Helen Keller

“It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach.” -Benjamin E. Mays

“The best opportunities in life are the ones we create. Goal setting provides for you the opportunity to create an extraordinary life.” – Gary Blair