Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin on inspiration
If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world? Richard Nixon on american
The successful leader does not talk down to people. He lifts them up. Richard Nixon on success
Success is not a harbor but a voyage with its own perils to the spirit. The game of life is to come up a winner, to be a success, or to achieve what we set out to do. Yet there is always the danger of failing as a human being. The lesson that most of us o Richard Nixon on success
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise. Harriet Ward Beecher on adversity
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nat Harriet Ward Beecher on art
Well-married, a man is winged: ill-matched, he is shackled. Harriet Ward Beecher on marriage
I think there’s a difference between a gamble and a calculated risk. Edmund North on risk
Each person has the right to take part in the management of public affairs in his country, provided he has prior experience, a will to succeed, a college degree, influential parents, good looks, a resume, two 3X4 snapshots, and a good tax record. Novaes,Carlos Eduardo on success
Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion. Novalis on prayer
As unmarried business women we must constantly use our opportunities in business in such a way that we are prepared for the marriage which may be ours tomorrow. Hortense Odlum on business
... business training in early life should not be regarded solely as insurance against destitution in the case of an emergency. For from business experience women can gain, too, knowledge of the world and of human beings, which should be of immeasurable value to their marriage careers. Self-discipline, co-operation, adaptability, efficiency, economic management,—if she learns these in her business life she is liable for many less heartbreaks and disappointments in her married life. Hortense Odlum on business
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. James Oppenheim on happiness
All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. George Orwell on animals
The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic. Henry Ward Beecher on animals
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game. The cynic puts all human actions into two classes - openly bad and secretly bad. Henry Ward Beecher on cynicism
To array a man's will against his sickness is the supreme art of medicine. Henry Ward Beecher on health
Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child. Henry Ward Beecher on laughter