There is no more noble occupation in the world than to assist another human being – to help someone succeed.
—Alan Loy McGinnis (American Christian Psychotherapist)
Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (American Philosopher)
I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing—that it was all started by a mouse.
—Walt Disney (American Entrepreneur)
Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
—Richard Nixon (American Head of State)
Experience is what we call the accumulation of our mistakes.
—Yiddish Proverb
The real man smiles in trouble,
gathers strength from distress,
and grows brave by reflection.
—Thomas Paine (American Nationalist)
Sever the ignorant doubt in your heart with the sword of self-knowledge. Observe your discipline, arise.
—The Bhagavad Gita (Hindu Scripture)
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
—Thomas Paine (American Nationalist)
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
—John Quincy Adams (American Head of State)
A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.
—Henry Ward Beecher (American Protestant Clergyman)
Forgetting your mistakes is a terrible error if you’re trying to improve your cognition. Reality doesn’t remind you. Why not celebrate stupidities in both categories?
—Charlie Munger
People want to be part of something larger than themselves. They want to be part of something they’re really proud of, that they’ll fight for, sacrifice for, that they trust.
—Howard Schultz (American Businessman)