There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self 

— Hindu Proverb

The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and chewed fast as I could 

— Paul Hogan, Actor

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it 

— Ted Williams

I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day  

— James Joyce

You become what you think about most but you also attract what you think about most 

—  John Assaraf

How often could things be remedied by a word. How often is it left unspoken 

— Norman Douglas

Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it 

— Author unknown

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself 

— Henry Ward Beecher

There is no happiness except in the realisation that we have accomplished something 

— Henry Ford

Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now 

— Alan Lakein

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops 

— Henry Adams

Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not something be waited for; but, rather something to be achieved 

— William Jennings Bryan

Your life only gets better when you get better 

— Brian Tracy

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit 

— Aristotle

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom 

— Aristotle

The value of an idea lies in the using of it  

— Thomas A. Edison

The will to win‚ the desire to succeed‚ the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence  

— Confucius

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls 

— Winston Churchill

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy 

— Oliver Goldsmith

If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else 

— Yogi Berra