“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain

“Leaders are readers. I find television very educational. Whenever someone turns the set on, I go to another room and read a good book! – Groucho Marx

“It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time, I was too famous.” – Robert Benchley

“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare

“Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.” – Roy D. Chapin Jr.

“There is no universal definition of “success”. Everyone has their individual vision of what it means to be fulfilled.” – Cherie Carter-Scott,Ph.D., If Success Is A Game, These Are The Rules

“I will get in touch with the field of pure potentiality by taking time each day to be silent, to just Be, to commune with nature and to silently witness the intelligence within every living thing. I will sit silently and watch a sunset, or listen to the sound of the ocean or a stream, or simply smell the scent of a flower. I will enjoy the life of unbounded creativity.” – Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success.

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” – attributed to John Lennon (Singer, 1940-1980)

“A word I learned early on was “stick-to-itiveness”. It means unwavering tenacity, perseverance. Stick-to-itiveness has taught me that if I keep on going on, I will succeed.” – Wally Amos, The Path to Success Is Paved with Positive Thinking

“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” – Ken Blanchard, Coauthor, The One Minute Manager