Sun Tzu

"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."

Sun Tzu (c 500–320 bc)

Mahatma Gandhi

"It is a bad carpenter who quarrels with his tools. It is a bad general who blames his men for faulty workmanship."

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

William Jennings Bryan

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it's a matter of choice; it's not a thing to be waited for, but a thing to be achieved."

William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925)

Euripides

"The wisest men follow their own direction."

Euripides (480-406bc)

John D. Rockefeller

"Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life."

John D. Rockefeller (1874-1960)

Vince Lombardi

"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will."

Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)

George Bernard Shaw

"You see things, and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were and say, 'Why not?'"

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Lao-tzu

"He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong."

Lao-tzu (570-490bc)

John Chambers

"Deal with the world the way it is, not the way you wish it was."

John Chambers (1949 - )

Oprah Winfrey

"My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment."

Oprah Winfrey (1954 - )

Leonardo da Vinci

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Eleanor Roosevelt

"We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down."

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)

Earl Tupper

"The fruits of life fall into the hands of those who climb the tree and pick them."

Earl Tupper (1907-1983)

Thomas Edison

"Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits."

Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

Coco Chanel

"Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable."

Coco Chanel (1883-1971)