Leadership is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the strategy. – General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. – Mary Kay Ash
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas Edison
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last. – Lord Chesterfield
Look up and not down. Look forward and not back. Look out and not in, and lend a hand. – Edward Everett Hale
Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. – Theodore Roosevelt
Optimism means expecting the best, but confidence means knowing how to handle the worst. Never make a move if you are merely optimistic. – Zurich Axioms
Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us. – Earl Nightingale
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force. – Tom Blandi
It’s not good enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required. – Winston Churchill
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. – Epictetus
The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong question. – Peter F. Drucker
The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. – Theodore Roosevelt
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill
We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance. – Benjamin Disraeli
Charisma becomes the undoing of leaders. It makes them inflexible, convinced of their own infallibility, unable to change. – Peter Drucker
Fear less, hope more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Hate less, love more; And all good things are yours. – Swedish Proverb
In any enterprise, your perspiration will be inversely proportional to your preparation. – Scott Sorrell