Sir Francis Bacon

"A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it."

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Frank Scully

"Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?"

Frank Scully (1892-1964)

Thomas Edison

"If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."

Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Shallow men believe in luck; strong men believe in cause and effect."

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Henry Ford

"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success."

Henry Ford (1863-1947)

Donald Trump

"I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present."

Donald Trump (1946 - )

Sigmund Freud

"One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful."

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

Milton Berle

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."

Milton Berle (1908-2002)

Carlos Ghosn

"Leadership is demonstrated at the moment of need. You learn to be a leader by acting, by doing."

Carlos Ghosn (1954 - )

Robert Frost

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on."

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Johann Goethe

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

Johann Goethe (1749-1832)

William Bernbach

"Logic and over-analysis can immobilize and sterilize an idea. It's like love-- the more you analyze it, the faster it disappears."

William Bernbach (1911-1982)

John Wooden

"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything."

John Wooden (1910- )

Emily Dickinson

"Luck is not chance; it's toil. Fortune's expensive smile is earned.'"

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Sarah Bernhardt

"Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich."

Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)