Quote from Mark Twain

"Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." — Mark Twain 

Quote from John Wooden

"It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it." — John Wooden 

Quote from Abraham Lincoln

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"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well." — Abraham Lincoln 

Quote from Mario Cuomo

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"There are only two rules for being successful; one, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it. " — Mario Cuomo 

Quote from Oprah Winfrey

"You've got to follow your passion. You've got to figure out what it is you love--who you really are. And have the courage to do that. I believe that the only courage anybody ever needs is the courage to follow your own dreams." — Oprah Winfrey 

Quote from Robert Gallagher

"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward." — Robert Gallagher 

Quote from George Patton

"Always do more than is required of you." — George Patton 

Quote from Norman Vincent Peale

"Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have." — Norman Vincent Peale 

Quote from Joseph Joubert

"When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees." — Joseph Joubert 

Quote from Winston Churchill

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston Churchill 

Quote from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 

Quote from Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

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"Perserverance, n.: A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves glorious success." — Ambrose Gwinett Bierce 

Quote from Lee Iacocca

"Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people." — Lee Iacocca 

Quote from Bear Bryant

"It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference." — Bear Bryant 

Quote from Napoleon Hill

"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything." — Napoleon Hill 

Quote from Jim Rohn

"Either you run the day or the day runs you." — Jim Rohn 

Quote from John Wooden

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." — John Wooden