We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size.

The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself..

A resourceful person can see opportunity when others only see obstacles.

Potential is all of the resources you have in front of you. Efficiency is putting those resources to use effectively.

Remember that: Money will always match your mindset.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

"In a world where the big things have little difference - it's the little things that make a big difference" — Peter Thomson: is a Nightingale-Conant communications author

"Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and belief." — Leo Burnett: was a renowned 20th century advertising executive

"You can do anything, but not everything." — David Allen: Nightingale-Conant author & productivity consultant

Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them. - Samuel Smiles

"The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking." — Albert Einstein: Was a theoretical physicist

"You seldom improve quality by cutting costs, but you can often cut costs by improving quality." — Karl Albrecht: a German entrepreneur who founded the supermarket chain Aldi

"It is always safe to assume, not that the old way is wrong, but that there may be a better way." — Henry F. Harrower

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next to best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." — Theodore Roosevelt: was the 26th President of the United States

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." — Albert Einstein: Was a theoretical physicist

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
- Vincent Lombardi

"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."
— William James

"If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today."
— Lou Holtz

Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.
— Roger Crawford

Money and power are not your true rewards. Your name, your principles, your impeccable standards, your virtuous conduct, and remains an influence with others long after you are gone. - Jason Hartman

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."
— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.
- William A. Foster

The best way to predict the future is to create it."
— Peter F. Drucker

"There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and having to say something."
— John Dewey

The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.

‎"Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.", Henry Ford

All you see in your world is the outcome of your idea about it."
— Neale Donald Walsch: Spiritual author

"The people who turn out best are those people who make the best out of the way things turn out.", John Wooden

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you", Dale Carnegie

"Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire", Dale Carnegie

"One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do."
— Earl Nightingale: Was a motivational author and speaker

"Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.", Osho

"Don't mistake activity with achievement.", John Wooden

"In order to be irrplaceable, one must always be different.", Coco Chanel

"During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams", Tupac Shakur

The person who figures out how to harness the collective genius of his or her organization is going to blow the competition away.
- Walter Wriston

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.", Marilyn Monroe

"Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.", Oprah Winfrey

"You can have brilliant ideas, but if you cannot get them across, your ideas will not get you anywhere."
— Lee Iacocca: Businessman, author, former CEO of Chrysler Corporation

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?", Vincent Van Gogh

"There are no accidents... there is only some purpose that we haven't yet understood."
— Deepak Chopra: Speaker and writer on spirituality and mind-body topics

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."
— Norman Vincent Peale: Was a minister and author of inspirational books

"Ideas come from everything", Alfred Hitchcock

"Our life is what our thoughts make it.", Marcus Aurelius

"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.", Jim Rohn

"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.", Henry Ford

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.", Franklin D.Roosevelt

"If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done."
— Norman Vincent Peale: Was a minister and author of inspirational books

"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."
— Napoleon Hill: Was a lecturer and author of books on achieving success

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.", Walt Whitman

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
- Bill Gates

"You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible."
— Deepak Chopra

"People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.", Bob Dylan

"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives", John F. Kennedy

"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.", Henry David Thoreau

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.", John Wooden

"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.", Malcolm X

"In the long run, men hit only what they aim at.
Therefore… they had better aim at something high."
— Henry David Thoreau: Was an author, poet, naturalist, and philosopher

If change is happening on the outside faster than on the inside the end is in sight.
- Jack Welch

"You don't become what you want, you become what you believe", Oprah Winfrey

"The person who takes no chances generally has to take whatever is left when others are through choosing.", Napoleon Hill

"I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.", Abraham Lincoln

"The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.", Warren Buffett

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."
— Vincent van Gogh: Was a Dutch post-Impressionist artist

"The great secret of success in life is for a man to be ready when his opportunity comes."
— Benjamin Disraeli: Was England’s prime minister

"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking."
Henry Ford, 07/30/1863 - 04/07/1947
Founder of the Ford Motor Company

"To live is the rarest thing in the world.
Most people exist, that is all."
— Oscar Wilde: Was an Irish writer and poet

"Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night."
— William Blake: Was an English poet, printmaker, and artist

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
Albert Einstein, 03/14/1879 - 04/18/1955
Nobel Prize Laureate (Physics)

"The best way to persuade people is with your ears—by listening to them."
— Dean Rusk: Was secretary of state under Kennedy and Johnson

"Trying to change the outer is like seeing your unshaven face in the mirror and trying to shave the mirror."
— Joe Vitale: Bestselling author and co-star of The Secret movie

Maybe you are here on earth to learn that life is what you make of it, and it's to be enjoyed."
— Dick Sutphen: Psychic researcher, hypnotist, author

I want to work for a company that contributes to and is part of the community. I want something not just to invest in. I want something to believe in.
- Anita Roddick

"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same."
— Carlos Castaneda: Was an anthropologist and author

You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and judgment.
- Alvin Toffler

‎"I am grateful for all of my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties." -- J.C. Penney, businessman

"Having a why—a powerful, compelling reason—is the one thing no one can give you."
— Stephen Pierce

You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.
- Brian Tracy

"Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. What you see reflects your thinking. And your thinking but reflects your choice of what you want to see."
— Quote from A Course in Miracles

"Never let what you cannot do stop
you from doing what you CAN do!"
— Stephen Pierce: Internet marketer and author

If I had to sum up in one word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
- Lee Iacocca

Fortune favors the brave. -- Publilius Terence

A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.
- Suze Orman

"If you are not willing to risk the unusual,
you will have to settle for the ordinary."
— Jim Rohn: Was an entrepreneur and motivational author and speaker

"You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."
— Zig Ziglar: Motivational author and speaker