““All that a man All that a man achieves andachieves and

all that he fails to all that he fails to achieve isachieve is

the direct result ofthe direct result of

his own thoughts”his own thoughts”

““The significance of a The significance of a man isman is

not in what he attains,not in what he attains,

but rather what he but rather what he

longs to attain.”longs to attain.”

The greater danger for most The greater danger for most of us of us

lies not in setting our aim lies not in setting our aim

too high and falling short; too high and falling short;

but in setting our aim too low,but in setting our aim too low,

and achieving our mark.”and achieving our mark.”

"Accomplishment is easiest "Accomplishment is easiest

when we work the hardest, when we work the hardest,

and it is hardest and it is hardest

when we work the easiest."when we work the easiest."

"The measure of a man is"The measure of a man is

the way he bears upthe way he bears up

under misfortune."under misfortune."

““The greatest achievement The greatest achievement of of

the human spirit isthe human spirit is

to live up to one's to live up to one's opportunities and opportunities and

make the most ofmake the most of

one's resources.”one's resources.”

"Great things are not doneGreat things are not done

by impulse, by impulse,

but by a series of small but by a series of small thingsthings

brought together"brought together"

"The fellow who does "The fellow who does

things that count, things that count,

doesn't usually stop doesn't usually stop

to count them"to count them"

"If Columbus had turned "If Columbus had turned back, back,

no one would have blamed no one would have blamed him.him.

Of course, no one would haveOf course, no one would have

remembered him either"remembered him either"

"The value of achievement"The value of achievement

lies in the achieving"lies in the achieving"

     “     “If you give yourselfIf you give yourself

to your task at once, to your task at once,

you won't haveyou won't have

to do it twice”to do it twice”

““Because a thing Because a thing seems seems

difficult for you, difficult for you,

do not think itdo not think it

impossible for anyoneimpossible for anyone

to accomplish”to accomplish”

““When it's all over,When it's all over,

it's not who you it's not who you were.were.

It's whether you It's whether you

made a difference”made a difference”

““Nothing splendid has ever Nothing splendid has ever been been

achieved except by thoseachieved except by those

who dared believe that who dared believe that

something inside them was something inside them was

superior to circumstances”superior to circumstances”

““A dream becomes a goal A dream becomes a goal

when action is taken when action is taken

toward its achievement” toward its achievement”

““Achievement is largely Achievement is largely

the product of the product of

steadily raising one's levels steadily raising one's levels of of

aspiration and aspiration and expectation”expectation”

"Dedicate yourself to the"Dedicate yourself to the

good you deservegood you deserve

and desire for yourself. and desire for yourself.

Give yourself peace of mind. Give yourself peace of mind.

You deserve to be happy. You deserve to be happy.

You deserve delight."You deserve delight."

““The world of The world of achievementachievement

has always belonged has always belonged

to the optimist”to the optimist”

““Winners compareWinners compare

their achievements their achievements

with their goals,with their goals,

while losers comparewhile losers compare

their achievements their achievements

with those of other people”with those of other people”

““Failures are Failures are finger postsfinger posts

on the road to on the road to

Achievement”Achievement”

"The will to win,"The will to win,

the desire to succeed,the desire to succeed,

the urge to reach the urge to reach

your full potential... your full potential...

these are the keys that will these are the keys that will unlock unlock

the door to personal the door to personal excellence.”excellence.”

““The roots ofThe roots of

true achievementtrue achievement

lie in the will tolie in the will to

become the best become the best

that you can that you can become” become”

"To be yourself in a world "To be yourself in a world

that is constantly trying to that is constantly trying to

make you something elsemake you something else

is the greatest is the greatest accomplishment."accomplishment."