"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else."

Henry Ward Beecher
1813-1887, Clergyman and Abolitionist

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“Life is a series of near misses. But a lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future.” Howard Schultz (1953 – ) American entrepreneur, chairman of Starbucks

"You can't just sit and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself."

Diana Ross
Singer and Actress

"There never has been security. No man has ever known what he would meet around the next corner; if life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor."

Eleanor Roosevelt
1884-1962, First Lady of the United States and Civil Rights Activist

"Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try
another approach is the secret of winning."