To do all that one is able to do is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do is to be a god.
Napoleon Bonaparte

He shall fare well who confronts circumstances aright.
Plutarch

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

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Irish proverb

Imagination is the eye of the soul.
Joseph Joubert

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

A man's memory may almost become the art of continually varying and misrepresenting his past, according to his interest in the present.
George Santayana

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
Baltasar Gracian

You cannot step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing on.
Heraclitus

The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Yes, more than enthusiasm, I would say excitement. I like to see men get excited. When they get excited they make a success of their lives.
Walter Chrysler

On the occasion of every accident that befalls you...inquire what power you have for turning it to use.
Epictetus

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously, and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second is disastrous.
Margot Fonteyn