THE DAILYMO LIBRARY
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.André Gide (paraphrase)He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.Friedrich NietzscheGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.Success is not final and failure doesn't have to be. It is the courage to continue that countsLeadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.Sheryl SandbergThe cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.Seth GodinBy your endurance you will gain your lives. (Luke: 21:19)BibleOnly in the storm can you see the art of the real sailor; only on the battlefield can you see the bravery of a soldier. The courage of a simple person can be seen in how he copes with the difficult and dangerous situations in life.Daniel AchinskyOur potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.Angela DuckworthYou only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.Warren BuffettLet us not become weary in doing good. (Galatians 6:9)Beginning well is a momentary thing; finishing well is a lifelong thing.Jill BriscoeIt's alive! It's alive!Henry Frankenstein, Frankenstein (1931 film)Yeah, I don't want easy, I want crazy. Hunter HaysNothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry FordMan is never as tall as when he kneels down. I will never leave you.Kristy MetznerEverybody can be great. Because anybody can serve... You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.Martin Luther King Jr.True freedom is allowing others to misunderstand you.Look for the good in every person and every situation. You'll almost always find it.Brian TracyValues are the foundation for everything you do. The key is staying true to them, even when it’s hard.Arthur BlankHappiness is a way of travel. Not a destination.Roy Goodman The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.Sarah Ban BreathnachBefore honor comes humility. (Proverbs 15:33)BibleThe best way to predict the future is to invent it.Alan KayI planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. (1 Corinthians 3:6)BibleWell, I hope I’m not the same man tomorrow as I am today.Ford TaylorDon't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it.Viktor FranklIn any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.Theodore RooseveltBe more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.John WoodenYou won't get strong by lifting light weights. Trust arrives on foot and leaves on horseback.ProverbThe person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.Dietrich BonhoefferFather, give me the courage to be humble and the humility to be courageous. Ford TaylorDon’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.Robert Louis StevensonWhen the race stops being a referendum on your worth, you become freer to race it fully. That’s where true breakthroughs occur. Steve MagnessOne of the biggest mistakes we make is assuming that other people think the way we think.Charlie MungerDo not pray for an easy life; pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.Bruce LeeYesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.Eleanor RooseveltYou can't drink grapes. Oswald ChambersGreat visionaries never contemplate the depth and breadth that their messages might penetrate, and thereby impact far more lives than they will ever know.Jeff RoweLeverage is a force multiplier for your judgment.Naval RavikantAll 50 of my kids, grandkids, and great grandkids live in Oklahoma City.David GreenUnless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. (Psalm 127:1)BibleSuccess is never owned, it is rented—and the rent is due every day.Rory VadenThe reasonable man adapts himself to the world... The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.George Bernard ShawGod’s on the throne whether we win or lose. If I never win another game, God is still good. That’s where my peace comes from. Period. The end.Dabo SwinneyKeep in mind always the present you are constructing. It should be the future you want.Alice WalkerA man should be prudent and careful, without seeming to be so, in character, information, property, friends, and money; and in everything, never neglecting his friends.Vardry McBeeThere is only one way to read, which is to browse in libraries and bookshops, picking up books that attract you, reading only those, dropping them when they bore you, skipping the parts that drag – and never, never reading anything because you feel you ought, or because it is part of a trend or a movement. Remember that the book which bores you when you are twenty or thirty will open doors for you when you are forty or fifty-and vice versa. Don’t read a book out of its right time for you.Doris LessingIf you believe in something, you need to have the courage to fight for those ideas — not run away from them or try and silence them.Charlie KirkSuccess is not about the destination, it's about the journey.Zig ZiglarThe most powerful leadership tool you have is your own example.John WoodenEither you run the day or the day runs you.Jim RohnWe rise in the morning to greet the sun, ready to build, to invent, to improve, to flip the switch on something better.SparkHausThe capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.Brian HerbertYou say impossible, but all I hear is ‘I’m possible.’Ted LassoSet your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (Colossians 3:2)BibleFear kills more dreams than failure ever will.Suzy KassemOne of the biggest mistakes we make is assuming that the world must work the way we want it to.Charlie MungerThe best customer service is if the customer doesn't need to call you.Jeff BezosFailure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again.Henry FordIf we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate.Sandy Dahl (wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl)In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (Proverbs 14:23)BibleThe world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the tree waiting for rain.Owen MetznerThe main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.Stephen CoveyDo not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command.Napoleon HillA life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.Jackie RobinsonA pig with lipstick still smells like a pig.Jennifer PikalDon’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.Dolly PartonIf you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.Peter F. DruckerPeople don't care how much you know until they know how much you careTheodore RooseveltMany are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. (Proverbs 19:21)BibleThe most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.Ferdinand FochCreativity is intelligence having fun.Albert EinsteinThe only constraint on our imagination is management capacity.Travis KalanickWhen the dreams you're dreamin' come to you, when the work you put in is realized, let yourself feel the pride but always stay humble and kind.Tim McGrawAs iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)BibleGet comfortable being uncomfortable.Play long term games with long term people.Naval RavikantWhat good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? (Mark 8:36)BibleGreatness rises when excuses fall.Chris ProngerLook after people, and people will look after your profit.Richard BransonMuch of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities.Dale CarnegieThings turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.John WoodenSuccess is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.Arnold H. GlasowWho's got it better than us? Nobody!Jim HarbaughDo not wait till someone is gone to decide the fight wasn't worth it. The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. (Psalm 23:1)BibleA lion is fully capable of catching field mice. But the energy expended is not worth the calories gained. A lion can't live on field mice. A lion needs antelope.Newt GingrichA good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.George S. PattonYou can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.Malcolm ForbesYour strengths can become your weaknesses if you don’t keep them in check.If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life.Marc AnthonyWe’ll do anything short of sin to reach people.Crossroads ChurchNever could I expect to be so truly beloved and important; so always first and always right in any man’s eyes as I am in my father’s.Jane Austen (Emma)You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. Wayne GretzkyThe strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.Phil JacksonBe religious about your principles, not your tactics.Jonathan ReckfordBut those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. (Isaiah 40:31)BibleThe best CEO's I know are teachers.Ben HorowitzDon't let your away game be better than your home game. Peter GreerPerfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. Vince LombardiThe impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.Marcus AureliusProgress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.George Bernard ShawVision without execution is hallucination.UnknownBaby, they's justice and they's mercy. If you not sure what to do and you gotta choose one or the other, I say always go the mercy way. If you make a mistake, make it for mercy. Bad mercy don't hurt nearly like bad justice, and always remember, the eye of God can see.Allen Levi (Theo of Golden)Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.Tim FerrissWhat would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?So much advantage in life comes from being willing to look like an idiot in the short term.Shane ParrishIf you notice something below standards and don't fix it, you have set a new standard.Sam AltmanOnce we acknowledge how much help we have received along the way, it’s nearly impossible to not want to return it.Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.Mike TysonIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.John Quincy AdamsSo Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God. (2 Chronicles 27:6)BibleSome people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.Michael JordanYour time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life.Steve JobsSpeak softly and carry a big stick.Theodore RooseveltBe strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. (Joshua 1:9)BibleNothing in life is of any value, unless you can share it with others.George RavelingThe most dangerous thing about our comfort zone is the stuff that we don’t do because we’re in it.Pastor Kevin QueenWe choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard...John F. KennedyIf you want to change the world, create jobs that help people come alive in their work, then watch them come alive in their homes and communities.Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming.Richard BransonCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)BibleIn order to better the future we must disturb the present.Catherine BoothDo or do not, there is no try.YodaQuit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.Mark BattersonFor we are God's handiwork, created to do good works. (Ephesians 2:10)BibleThe merit of all things lies in their difficulty. Alexandre DumasWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.The Declaration of IndependeceAs each has received a gift, use it to serve others. (1 Peter 4:10)BibleIt is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.John WoodenWhat you do has far greater impact than what you say.Stephen CoveyAll things are possible to those who believe. (Mark 9:23)BibleThe culture of any organization is shaped by the worst behavior the leader is willing to tolerate.Steve Gruenert and Todd WhitakerThe greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.Ronald ReaganFor where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:21)BibleNever mistake motion for action.Ernest HemingwayYour first product should be a scalpel, not a Swiss Army Knife. Des TraynorIt's always Day 1.Jeff BezosDo not conform to the pattern of this world. (Romans 12:2)BibleIt is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.Theodore RooseveltSuccess is not about how much money you make. It's about the difference you make in people's lives.Michelle ObamaKnowledge needs wisdom, and wisdom needs discernment.Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. (Proverbs 16:18)BibleYou can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.Steve JobsYou owe the world your courage, not your excuses.Todd HenryCoveting implies a lack of trust in God’s current provision, while hoarding anticipates a lack in his future provision.Jen WilkinI am a slow walker, but I never walk back.Abraham LincolnGentlemen, find out the will of God for your day and generation, and then, as quickly as possible, get into line.Harry Grattan GuinnessCourage is fear holding on a minute longer.General George S. PattonI will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14)BibleIf you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.Lewis CarrollLeaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work.Vince LombardiYou have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.Marcus AureliusSolomon son of David established himself firmly over his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. (2 Chronicles 1:1)BibleThe best time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.John F. KennedySpend your money on experiences, not stuff. Virginia CheesemanThe speed of the leader determines the pace of the pack.Ralph Waldo EmersonIf you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution.Steve JobsThe only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.Ralph Waldo EmersonOur brokenness and belief in Jesus are the only requirements to receive God's grace.
UnknownNeither massive success, nor utter failure, should cost us our character or impact our core identity.Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit.Trust in the LORD with all your heart. (Proverbs 3:5)BibleIt is hard to make space for fresh thinking and ideas if we refuse to let go of old ones.Is that a tension to manage or a problem to solve?Sean McCoshThe best leaders are clear. They continually light the way, and in the process, let each person know that what they do matters.UnknownThe way it has always been done is a recipe for disruption.Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. (John 15:13)BibleThe only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.SocratesThe best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.H. Jackson Brown Jr.Innovation is saying 'no' to a thousand things.Steve JobsFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)BibleUse it or lose it. In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.Thomas JeffersonIf ideas were worth anything, there would be a marketplace for buying and selling them.Ry WalkerThe cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.Joseph CampbellIn everything give thanks. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)BibleYour margin is my opportunity.Jeff BezosDon't rest on yesterday's annointingMark BattersonStay curious. 🕵️♀️Faith MetznerMost people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.Bill GatesIt is easy to start dreaming and scheming, but quite difficult to get to day one.Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.Sam WaltonPaying attention pays.Nolan MetznerShow me the incentive and I will show you the outcomeCharlie MungerIf it doesn't matter in five years, it doesn't matter. CherThe graveyard is the richest place on earth, because that's where you'll find the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step.Les BrownWhat you do may impress others for a season, but who you are impacts others for a lifetime.Crush the suck. Do hard things.Be one of the fantastic few.Myron GoldenLearn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.Albert EinsteinDon't say no for them.Pat KeefeBehold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? (Isaiah 43:19)BibleManagers are reactive, they need a crisis to manage. Leaders are proactive, they recognize where things are going and head them off before a crisis can happen.Randy MetznerDon’t ask the barber if you need a haircut.Jay ShafferDeath is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.Norman CousinsWhether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.Henry FordWho we are is how we lead.Brené BrownPlans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. (Proverbs 15:22)BibleSuccess is not just about what you accomplish in your life, it's about what you inspire others to do.The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen.Simon SinekDurability may be the most important trait of successful people.Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin. (Zechariah 4:10)BibleDon't let yesterday take up too much of today.Will RogersRunning a startup is like being punched in the face repeatedly.Paul GrahamNot on my power, not to my glory. Brian WellsThe person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.George Bernard ShawThe key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.Stephen CoveySuccess is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.Winston ChurchillThe place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.Frederick BuechnerIf you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Jim WhittakerIf you don't understand the details of your business you are going to fail.Warren BuffettAlone we can do so little; together we can do so much.Helen KellerGod doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called. Discipline equals freedom.Jocko WillinkThe most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.Alice WalkerTrue humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.Rick WarrenHe is not here; he has risen, just as he said.Matthew 28:6The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.Mark ZuckerbergGrit is a combination of passion and perseverance for a singularly important goal.Angela DuckworthHug and kiss your wife. Hold the hug a second or two longer than you normally would. I know they can drive us crazy, but our wives make the world a better place. Adam VanceThose who are happiest are those who do the most for others.Booker T. WashingtonListen to your instinct, grab the opportunity when it presents itself, and then give it your all.Helen MirrenThe way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.Walt DisneyAnd we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. (Romans 8:28)BibleMost meaningful callings don’t look like ‘good ideas’ at the beginning.CJ JohnsonAlmost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.Anne LamottThe most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.Ingvar KampradIt's a great day to have a good day!Kristy MetznerLeadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.Simon SinekWhat got you here won't get you there.Marshall GoldsmithThe best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.Mahatma GandhiTrust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5)BibleEverything negative—pressure, challenges—is all an opportunity for me to rise.Kobe BryantCulture eats strategy for breakfast.Peter DruckerBe still, and know that I am God. (Psalm 46:10)BibleI, Patrick, a sinner, a most simple countryman, the least of all the faithful. Saint PatrickI’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.Coleman CoxWe are too young to realize that certain things are impossible… so we will do them anyway.William WilberforceMove fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.Mark ZuckerbergTrue success is measured by succession. John MaxwellThe single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.George Bernard ShawYou were not made to play small.Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. (Proverbs 16:3)BibleThe difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.Jimmy JohnsonAll I know about money is that I have to have it to do things. I neither wish nor intend to amass a personal fortune. Money may worry me, but it does not excite me. Ideas excite me.Walt DisneyDon’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.General George PattonWhatever you do, work at it with all your heart. (Colossians 3:23)BibleThe only way to do great work is to love what you do.Steve JobsThe best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.Chinese ProverbSuccess usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.Henry David ThoreauDo not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, present your requests to God. (Philippians 4:6)BibleBe curious, not judgmental.Ted LassoYou don't build a business, you build people, and then people build the business.Zig ZiglarThe day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit.Fabienne FredricksonReal love is when you are so attached to another person that their joy is your joy, and their sadness is your sadness. Their happiness is more important than your happiness.Tim KellerI've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life.Maya AngelouBe so good they can't ignore you.Steve MartinThe most successful entrepreneurs I know are obsessed with solving a problem, not being an entrepreneur.Marc AndreessenPressure is a privilege.Billie Jean KingIf you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough.Oprah WinfreyThe only sustainable competitive advantage is an organization's ability to learn faster than the competition.Peter SengeSportsmanship is the opposite of toxic masculinity.Jessi RoeschIn my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time—none, zero.Charlie MungerA man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.Charles DarwinWhat you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.Zig ZiglarYou can't win a fight without stepping in the ring.Jerry FelixEverybody loves Carhartt until it’s time to do Carhartt shit!Brian Arlinghaus 6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. 7 “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’” (Zechariah 4:6-7)BibleMake today your masterpiece!John WoodenConsider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds (James 1:2)BibleEvery single thing you do today is something your 90-year-old self will wish they could go back and do. The good old days are happening right now.Sahil BloomTime is the most valuable thing a man can spend.TheophrastusI am happy to be here, for I know that I am not here alone.Arthur GuinnessIdeas are commodity. Execution is not.Michael DellDone is better than perfect.Sheryl SandbergYou could stand me up at the gates of Hell, but I won't back down. No I'll stand my ground, won't be turned around, and I'll keep this world from draggin' me down. Gonna stand my ground. And I won't back down.Tom PettyIt takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.Warren BuffettBe good, have fun, go hard!Kristy MetznerWe are going to be here a long time, and all of you will be more valuable to me and the country with rest and a stable home life.Jimmy CarterSuccess is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.Albert SchweitzerNothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Marie CurieMy life is a testimony to how someone can be so wrong, so often, be so slow to catch on, and somehow be constantly surprised by unmerited blessing.Brent BeshoreIf you're not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late.Reid HoffmanWhat gets measured gets managed.Peter DruckerThe only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.Franklin D. RooseveltGenius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.Thomas EdisonThe biggest risk is not taking any risk.Mark ZuckerbergNot everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.Albert EinsteinNever change your swing, your swing got you to the big leagues.Pete RoseThere are no “right” answers in entrepreneurship.Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.Victor HugoBe anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. (Phillipians 4:6)BibleIf you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but by all means, keep moving.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.ConfuciusSpeed is useful only if you are running in the right direction.Joel BarkerThe future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.Eleanor RooseveltFew men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.George WashingtonThe word ‘priority’ came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing. It stayed singular for the next five hundred years. Only in the 1900s did we pluralize the term and start talking about priorities.Greg McKeownEveryone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.Leo TolstoyIt’s impossible for me to delay something that I see needs to be done.Jimmy CarterRead the best books first, othewise you'll find you do not have time. Henry David ThoreauCompound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it. He who doesn't, pays it.Albert EinsteinBad news doesn't get better with age. Pat KeefeThere is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence – and in the end, you make it look like a quantum leap.James DysonI see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can’t mix business with religion. I say there’s no other way. S. Truett CathyIf you're going through hell, keep going.Winston ChurchillJoy is hard to find, but only because I’m blind. Like when I open up my eyes, I find it everywhere I look. And I don’t know how this story ends, but I pray they find me grateful and say I was extravagantly wasteful with the love I had to give, as if I learned to live like it was never running out.Joshua Luke SmithThe best investment you can make is in yourself.Warren BuffettIf you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less.General Eric ShinsekiFor I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)BibleThe question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.Ayn Rand