“Character is much easier
kept than recovered.”
–Thomas Paine (1737–1809)
"Perseverance is the secret of success. Procrastination is the
secret of failure."
Milton Levine (1913 - )
invented Uncle Milton's Ant Farm,
more than 26 million sold in 50 years
secret of failure."
Milton Levine (1913 - )
invented Uncle Milton's Ant Farm,
more than 26 million sold in 50 years
"Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better
than you've ever done before."
Bonnie Blair (1964 - )
Olympic speed skater
U.S. history’s most decorated winter athlete
"Life is a succession of moments.
To live each one is to succeed."
Corita Kent (1918-1986)
American artist and teacher
"You accomplish victory step by step,
not by leaps and bounds."
Lyn St. James (1947 - )
American race car driver,
second woman in history to race
in the Indianapolis 500
"Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and
shows itself in deeds."
shows itself in deeds."
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
26th president of the United States
"Achievement is largely the product
of steadily raising one's level of
aspiration and expectation."
Jack Nicklaus (1940 - )
American golf champion
"If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you
do, the more you can do."
Lucille Ball (1911-1989)
American comedienne
"For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily;
let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out."
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
26th president of the U.S.
"It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do for which we are accountable."
John Baptiste Molière (1622-1673)
French playwright and actor
"Success is the child of audacity."
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)
British statesman
"99% of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."
George Washington Carver (1864-1943)
American agricultural chemist
"Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness."
Jean Vanier (1928 - )
Canadian-born humanitarian
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
German-American physicist