Daily (ish) or maybe weekly (ish) inspiration

[RickyRaj]

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
Beverly Sills, opera singer

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor

There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
Nelson Mandela, statesman

Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
Stephen Covey, author

[markrobertpetty]

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work
'Thomas Edison'

[RickyRaj]

Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
Miles Davis, musician

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves — there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
Joan Didion, author

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain, author

[markrobertpetty]

Never mistake motion for action. © Ernest Hemingway

[RickyRaj]

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities, and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
Harry Truman, 33rd U.S. president

There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister

Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.
Sam Ewing, athlete

My least favorite phrase in the English language is: I don’t care.
James Caan, actor

[markrobertpetty]

Treat a man as he is, he will remain so. Treat a man the way he can be and ought to be, and he will become as he can be and should be. © Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

[RickyRaj]

The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
Sun Tzu, general

Usually, the stuff that’s your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.
Francis Ford Coppola, film director

Life is too short for long-term grudges.
Elon Musk, businessman

[RickyRaj]

The start is what stops most people.
Don Shula, football coach

I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.
Joe Torre, baseball manager

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
George Washington Carver, botanist

[RickyRaj]

An interesting article about being happier!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/brettsteenb ... 259d244ddd

[RickyRaj]

Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.
Madeleine Albright, secretary of state