Success

"The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business--or almost anywhere else for that matter."

--  Lee Iacocca 

 

Opportunity

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."

--Francis Bacon

Character

"Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us."

-- Thomas Paine

Dreams

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.   Live the life you have imagined."

-- Henry David Thoreau  

Perseverance

"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness."

-- Seneca 

Friendship

"Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment."

-- Seneca

Attitude

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”

-- Winston Churchill

Opportunity

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

-- Winston Churchill

Politics

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

-- Plato

Self

"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."

-- Friedrich Nietzsche