Motivational Quotes

"Debt is the slavery of the free."
- Publilius Syrus

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you. If you don't have that kind of feeling for what it is you're doing, you'll stop at the first giant hurdle." -- George Lucas

"When you believe and think "I can," you activate your motivation, commitment, confidence, concentration and excitement - all of which relate directly to achievement." -- Dr. Jerry Lynch

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches."

— Napoleon Hill: Was a personal success author

"The nose of the bulldog is slanted backwards so he can continue to breathe without letting go." - Winston Churchill, British prime minister

"At the end of the day, there are four things about people that drive our economy. How many people there are, what age they are, what they are buying, and where they live or are moving." — Harry S. Dent, Jr.: Economist, money manager, and author

"Worrying is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere." - Unknown

"Evidence is conclusive that your self-talk has a direct bearing on your performance" - Zig Ziglar, Motivational Speaker

" I always try to believe the best of everybody -- it saves so much trouble." - Rudyard Kipling

 "The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention." - Oscar Wilde

 Thoughts from John Mackaay, Harvey Mackaay's father:

• They don't pay off on effort . . . they pay off on results.
• No one ever choked to death swallowing his pride.
• He who burns his bridges better be a damn good swimmer.
• Education is like exercise. As soon as you quit you begin to lose the benefits.
• It's hard to soar like an eagle when you're dressed like a turkey.
• If you win say little. If you lose say less.
• We are judged by what we finish, not by what we start.

"Never trust anyone completely. Keep your eyes open and your wits about you."

 "All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness."
— Eckhart Tolle

Here are some nice Dilbert's one liners :

1. I say no to alcohol, it just doesn't listen.
2. Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.
3. Work is fine if it doesn't take too much of your time.
4. When everything comes in your way you're in the wrong lane.
5. The light at the end of the tunnel may be an incoming train..
6. Born free, taxed to death.
7. Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.
8. Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.
9. Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.
10. If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you'll have trouble putting on your pants.
11. The trouble with being punctual is that no one is there to appreciate it.
12. In a country of free speech, why are there phone bills?
13. If you cannot change your mind, are you sure you have one?
14. Beat the 5 O'clock rush, leave work at noon!
15. If you can't convince them, confuse them.
16. I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
17. Someday is not a day of the week
18. Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock.
19. To Err is human, to forgive is not a Company policy.
20. The road to success..... Is always under construction.
21. Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neitherdoes Milk.
22. In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you don't need it........and here's the best of the lot....
23. All the desirable things in life are either illegal, expensive, fattening or married to someone else.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. - Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French Author and Philosopher

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. - Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889-1964, Indian Nationalist and Statesman

Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle. - Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States

If the rate of change outside your organization is greater than the rate of change inside your organization, then the end is in sight. - Jack Welch, CEO General Electric Company

"Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there's love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." -- Ella Fitzgerald

"New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common." -- John Locke

"Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one." -- Thomas Carlyle

"One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions." -- Admiral Grace Hopper

"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions." -- Albert Einstein

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -- Maya Angelou

"We don't see things as they are. We see them as we are." -- Anais Nin

"Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world." -- George Bernard

Thoughts from John Mackaay, Harvey Mackaay's father:

• They don't pay off on effort . . . they pay off on results.
• No one ever choked to death swallowing his pride.
• He who burns his bridges better be a damn good swimmer.
• Education is like exercise. As soon as you quit you begin to lose the benefits.
• It's hard to soar like an eagle when you're dressed like a turkey.
• If you win say little. If you lose say less.
• We are judged by what we finish, not by what we start.

"Never trust anyone completely. Keep your eyes open and your wits about you."

The Law of Critical Success Factors - Every business or position has no more than five to seven critical success factors that determine how well it does. Identify the critical things you do that determine your success or failure. Make a plan to get better at each one of them.

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"You are the most powerful magnet in the universe! You
contain a magnetic power within you that is more powerful
than anything in this world, and this unfathomable magnetic
power is emitted through your thoughts."
— Rhonda Byrne: Author of The Secret

"Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." -- Og Mandino

"One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention." -- Jim Rohn

"Give bouquets of business. Introduce your clients to each other so they can work and prosper together." -- Mark Victor Hansen

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." -- Norman MacEwan

"The more positive you are when you think and work toward your goals, the faster you achieve them." -- Brian Tracy, Speaker, Author, Consultant

"If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest." -- Publilius Syrus

"What is the most important thing that you should do right now? It's easy to figure out the answer--the most important thing is usually the item you least want to do. So jump on it. Get it out of the way. Then go on to the next thing you don't want to do and get rid of that item by completing it. You'll be amazed at how it frees your spirit no to have them hanging over you." -- Tom Hopkins

"Think big, start small." -- Patricia Fripp

"Don't wait. The time will never be just right." -- Napoleon Hill

"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time." -- Abraham Lincoln

"My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there." -- Charles f. Kettering

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

"I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today." -- William Allen White

"Actions are Seeds of Fate. Seeds grow into Destiny." - Harry Truman, 33rd President of United States