The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. —Amelia Earhart
We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change. ― Sheryl Sandberg—Amelia Earhart
In a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks. —Warren Buffett
Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. —M. Scott Peck
The future depends on what you do today. —Mahatma Gandhi
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. —Stephen Covey
Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world--to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage. I mean, what we really want. ― Ayn Rand—Stephen Covey
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. —Steve Jobs
Fear, uncertainty and discomfort are your compasses toward growth. —Celestine Chua—Steve Jobs
It is never too late to be what you might have been. —George Eliot—Celestine Chua—Steve Jobs
I've learned that "making a living" is not the same thing as "making a life" ― Maya Angelou
There is no passion to be found in playing small—in settling for a life that is less than you are capable of living. —Nelson Mandela
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. —Andre Gide
There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. —Aristotle
A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions. —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try. —Seth Godin
When the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, it may be that they take better care of it there. —Cecil Selig
The best way to predict the future is to create it. —Abraham Lincoln
I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. —Jon Stewart
Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. —Stephen R. Covey
You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take. —Wayne Gretzky
The best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing. —Theodore Roosevelt
If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? —Steve Jobs
When one door closes another opens but all too often there is a long hallway in between. ―Rick Jarow
It is not as much about who you used to be, as it is about who you choose to be. ―Sanhita Baruah
Insist on yourself. Never imitate. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.—Gloria Steinem
Getting fired is nature's way of telling you that you had the wrong job in the first place.—Hal Lancaster
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe you can achieve.—Mary Kay Ash
Begin somewhere. You cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.—Liz Smith