Men of genius do not excel in any profession b/c they labor in it, but they labor in it b/c they excel. -Hazlitt

Excellence is an Art

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. -Aristotle

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will-power. -Honore de Balzac

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -Gandhi

Spectacular achievements are always preceded by unspectacular preparation. -Roger Staubach Pls RT #quotes

How To Be Perfectly Miserable

"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward."

-Henry Ford

To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business & your business in your heart. -Thomas Watson

Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others? -Martin Luther King

"Success is 99% failure." -Soichiro Honda

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. -James Stephens

A New Crop of Fools

Every generation a new crop of fools comes on. They think they can beat the orderly universe. They conceive thmselves to be more clever than the eternal laws. They snatch goods from Nature's store, and run.... And one by one they all come back to Nature's counter, and pay--pay in tears, in agony, in despair; pay as fools before them have paid. Nature keeps books pitilessly. Your credit with her is good, but she collects; there is no land you can flee to escape her bailiffs. She never forgets; she sees to it that you pay her every cent you owe, with interest. -Dr. Frank Crane

Success often comes 2 those who dare 2 act. It seldom goes 2 the timid who R ever afraid of the consequences. -Nehru

I realize that humor isn't for everyone. It's only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive. -Schaef

Self-trust is the first secret to success. -Emerson

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. -Peale Pls RT

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is be satisfied with your opinions & content with your knowledge. -Elbert Hubbard

There Are Two Kinds Of Men

There are two kinds of men who never amount to very much: Those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else.

-Cyrus Curtis

Dream what you dare to dream. Go where you want to go. Be what you want to be. -Calvin Coolidge Pls RT

The trouble with the rat race is that when you get to the top of the pack, you are still a rat. -Lily Tomlin

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity. -Bruyere