Quotes

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation there is one elementary truth – the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans. That the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help that would have never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now." - Goethe

"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau

"Go confidentally in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." – Henry David Thoreau

"Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars." -Henry Van Dyke

"Capacities clamor to be used and cease their clamor only when they are used well." – Abraham Maslow

"Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well find some way that is going to be interesting. And you aren't going to do that sitting around wondering about yourself." - Katherine Hepburn

"Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men that comes chiefly through their work." - Bertrand Russell

"Business, after all, is nothing more than a bunch of human relationships." - Lee Iacocca, Former Chairman of Chrysler Cooperation

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live." - Johann von Goethe

"Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don't be afraid to follow it." - Joseph Conrad

"What's important is finding out what works for you." - Thomas Moore

"Nothing great was ever accomplished without enthusiasm." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose." - William Cooper

"There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread." – Mother Theresa

"Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it." - Alan Lakein

"Only in growth, reform and change, paradoxically enough, is true security to be had." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh