“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.”
Thomas Alva Edison quotes (Most famous American Inventor who, singly or jointly, held a world record 1.093 patents. In addition, he created the world's first industrial research laboratory, 1847-1931)

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death”
Albert Einstein quotes (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955)

“If you don't create change, change will create you”

Change quotes.

“What is love? Love is when one person knows all of your secrets... your deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets of which no one else in the world knows... and yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you; even if the rest of the world does.”

Understanding quotes.

“Marriage is a wonderful institution...but who wants to live in an institution?”
Groucho Marx quotes (American Comedian, Actor and Singer, 1890-1977)

“Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.”
Charles F. Kettering quotes (American engineer, inventor of the electric starter, 1876-1958)

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
Og Mandino quotes (American Essayist and Psychologist, 1923-1996)

“The path to success is to take massive, determined action.”
Anthony Robbins quotes (American advisor to leaders)

“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak”
Thomas Carlyle quotes (Scottish Historian and Essayist, leading figure in the Victorian era. 1795-1881)

“Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand.”
Sue Patton Thoele quotes

“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance”
Derek Bok quotes (American Educator and Lawyer (pres. of Harvard Univ. 1971-1990), b.1930)

“It is wiser to find out than to suppose”
Mark Twain quotes (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)

“I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing”
Oliver Goldsmith quotes (Irish born British Essayist, Poet, Novelist and Dramatist. 1730-1774)

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes (German Playwright, Poet, Novelist and Dramatist. 1749-1832)

“Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quotes (German Playwright, Poet, Novelist and Dramatist. 1749-1832)

“The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.”
Sydney J. Harris quotes (American Journalist and Author, He wrote a syndicated column, Strictly Personal, from 1944-86. 1917-1986)

“Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible”
William James quotes (American Philosopher and Psychologist, leader of the philosophical movement of Pragmatism, 1842-1910)

“Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

Mark Twain quotes (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)

“The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.”
Oscar Wilde quotes (Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900)

“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!”
Anthony Robbins quotes (American advisor to leaders)

“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”
Mother Teresa quotes

“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
Albert Pike quotes (American Lawyer, Journalist and Soldier, 1809-1891)

“Just remember, when you should grab something, grab it; when you should let go, let go.”

Steadfastness quotes.

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude”
Zig Ziglar quote

“Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.”
Zig Ziglar quote

“Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.”

Ralph Marston quote

f you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.”

John Heywood quotes (English Playwright and Poet, 1497-1580)

“The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.”

Alfred, Lord Tennyson quotes

“My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.”

Jack Kerouac quotes (American Poet and Novelist. Leader and spokesman of the Beat movement. 1922-1969)

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

Buddha quotes (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)

“I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.”

Oscar Wilde quotes (Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900)

“Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible”

William James quotes (American Philosopher and Psychologist, leader of the philosophical movement of Pragmatism, 1842-1910)