The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour 

— Vince Lombardi

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do 

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened 

— Mark Twain

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And Today? Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present 

—  Babatunde Olatunji

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything 

—  Theodore Roosevelt

Happiness depends on ourselves 

— Aristotle

A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience 

— Elbert Hubbard

Life is too short‚ so kiss slowly‚ laugh insanely‚ love truly and forgive quickly  

— Author Unknown

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work  

— Thomas A. Edison

The more man meditates upon good thoughts‚ the better will be his world and the world at large  

— Confucius

Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon ... must inevitably come to pass! 

— Paul Meyer

Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades 

— Mme. Du Deffand

What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?  

— Robert H. Schuller

Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about  

— John Demartini

For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour 

— Mary Kay Ash

Success is sweet: the sweeter if long delayed and attained through manifold struggles and defeats 

— A. Branson Alcott

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy 

— Malcolm Forbes

Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself 

— Theodore T. Hunger

There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way 

— Christopher Morley

In the end‚ it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years 

— Abraham Lincoln