"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." - Confucius

"You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can't sit back and wait." - Ellen Metcalf

"Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." - Lord Chesterfield

"Throw out an alarming alarm clock. If the ring is loud and strident, you're waking up to instant stress. You shouldn't be bullied out of bed, just reminded that it's time to start your day." - Sharon Gold

"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Open your mouth and purse cautiously, and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great." - Johann Georg von Zimmermann

"When a dog runs at you, whistle for him." - Henry David Thoreau

"How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it." - Mark Twain

"Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless." - Thomas Alva Edison

"To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity." - William A. Ward

"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body." - Seneca

"We do not believe if we do not live and work according to our belief." - Heidi Wills

"The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value." - Charles Dudley Warner

"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough." - Frank Crane

"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You don't blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the President. You realize that you control your own destiny." - Albert Ellis

"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating: people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing." - Oscar Wilde

"A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle." - Benjamin Franklin.

"I've often thought that the process of aging could be slowed down if it had to go through Congress." - George H.W. Bush

"Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again." - Og Mandino

"America was targeted for attack because we are the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world, and no one will keep that light from shining." - George W. Bush

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"You just can't beat the person who won't give up." - Babe Ruth

"Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The only place where success comes before work is a dictionary." - Vince Lombardi

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." - Charles Schulz

"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake." - Victor Hugo

"You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." - John Wooden

"That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along." - Madeleine L'Engle

"The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others." - Sonya Friedman