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"Learning is not compulsory, but neither is survival.” – W. Edwards Deming, management consultant
"Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.” – Albert Schweitzer, missionary physician
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” – Seneca, Roman philosopher
"Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me . . . Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” – Shel Silverstein, writer
"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.” – Colin Powell, statesman
"A professional is a man who can do his best at a time when he doesn’t particularly feel like it.” – Alistair Cooke, broadcaster
"Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don’t live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.” – Albert Schweitzer, humanitarian, physician
"A ship ought not to be held by one anchor, nor life by a single hope.” - Epictetus, philosopher
"Nearly all men can stand adversity; but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln, 16th US president
"Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” – Oprah Winfrey, broadcaster, entrepreneur
"I feel sorry for the person who can’t get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile.” Walter Chrysler, automaker
"There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mohandas Gandhi, activist
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” – Elinor Smith, aviator
"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.” – Roger Bannister, runner
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela, statesman
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank, diarist
"In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.” – Harold S. Geneen, MCI Communications founder
