PASSION

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw

The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground.... -- Unknown

The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream.... It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin. -- Benjamin Elijah Mays

ACTION

Whatever thy hand findest to do, do it with all thy heart. -- Jesus Christ

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. -- Will Rogers

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. -- Henry Ford

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. -- Chinese Proverb

Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold -- but so does a hard-boiled egg. -- Unknown

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain. -- John Adams

TAKING CHANCES

Don't be afraid to take one large step because you can't cross a chasm in two small leaps. -- Lloyd George

Use the talents you possess -- for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best. -- Unknown

There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? -- Robert Francis Kennedy, 1968 presidential campaign

All great truths begin as blasphemies. -- George Bernard Shaw

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. -- Mark Twain

OPTIMISM

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -- Sir Winston Churchill

You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. -- "Ziggy"

HONESTY

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently. -- Warren Buffett

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. -- William J. H. Boetcker

Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to. -- Arnold H. Glasgow

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. -- Mark Twain

The right to offend is far more important than the right not to be offended. -- Rowan Atkinson

SUCCESS

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs, but by how high he bounces when he hits bottom. -- George S. Patton"

WISDOM

The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it. -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

You are neither right nor wrong because the crowd disagrees with you. You are right because your data and reasoning are right. A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. -- Warren Buffett

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. -- Plato

Never argue with a fool. Someone watching may not be able to tell the difference. -- Anonymous

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. -- Socrates

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. -- Winston Churchill

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward. -- Unknown

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. -- Galileo Galilei

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. -- Josh Billings

Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding. -- Proverbs 4:7

LEADERSHIP

Learn to obey before you command. -- Solon

HUMOR

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. -- Robert Orben

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program. -- Bob Wells

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing. -- Peter Benchley

Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves for we shall never cease to be amused. -- Unknown

MONEY

The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money. -- Unknown

In the 1980s capitalism triumphed over communism. In the 1990s it triumphed over democracy. --David Korten