Benjamin Franklin

"Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve."

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
American statesman, writer, scientist & printer

Babe Ruth

"It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."

Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
American baseball player
currently holds the No. 3 spot for
the most home runs of all time with 714

Robert Frost

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

Robert Frost (1874-1963)
American writer & poet

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 - )
TV host and producer, publisher, philanthropist

Louis Pasteur

"Chance favors only the prepared mind."

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
French chemist & biologist

Donald Trump

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

Donald Trump (June 14, 1946 - )
American real estate developer

Victor Kermit Kiam

"I believe one of the most important priorities is to do whatever we do as well as we can."

Victor Kermit Kiam (1926-2001)
American businessman,
bought Remington Products Co.,
former toothpaste salesman

Bill Cosby

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."

Bill Cosby (1937 - )
American comedian, actor, producer
father of five

Hannah Senesh

"One needs something to believe in, something for which one can have wholehearted enthusiasm."

Hannah Senesh (1921-1944)
Hungarian-Jewish soldier and
rescue-mission volunteer in WWII

Anna Pavlova

"To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success."

Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Russian ballerina

Tiger Woods

"My mind is my biggest asset. I expect to win every tournament I play."

Tiger Woods (1975 - )
American golf champion

Mark Twain

"Not all horses were born equal. A few were born to win."

Mark Twain (1835-1910)
American writer

Henry Ford

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

Henry Ford (1863-1947)
American industrialist, inventor

Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise du Deffand

"The distance isn't important; it is only the first step that is difficult."

Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, the Marquise du Deffand (1697-1780)
French woman of letters,
patron of the arts

Frank Scully

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

Frank Scully (1892-1964)
American newspaper columnist