Quotes

“Nothing in this world will take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Perseverance and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” -Calvin Coolidge

“Entrepreneurial success isn’t about money; it’s about freedom. The goal isn’t to make more than you need, it’s to spend less than you make. Because that way your free time belongs to you.” -Unknown (to me)

“I am in earnest—I will not equivocate—I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch—and I will be heard!” -William Lloyd Garrison, Salutory Address of the Liberator, 1 Jan. 1831

“It is so evident that those who keep on the straight and narrow path leading to their goal, realizing that the straight line is the shortest distance between two points and that detours are very dangerous, are those who succeed in life and enjoy self-realization and achievement. This requires self-control and self-discipline.” -Success Is Gauged by Self-Mastery N. ELDON TANNER

“If you wish to achieve financial success, if you wish to be happy, if you wish to be healthy, if you would be morally clean, if you wish to find religious peace of mind, there is only one sure way, and that is the straight and narrow path—the way of honor, the way of industry, of moderation, simplicity, and virtue.” -Success Is Gauged by Self-Mastery N. ELDON TANNER

“When your tennis partner starts improving his or her game and you don’t, the game eventually breaks up” -George Leonard 

“Every time we spend money, we make a statement about what we value” -George Leonard

“If our life is a good one, a life of mastery, most of it spent on the plateau. If not, a large part of it may well be spent in restless, distracted, ultimately self-destructive attempts to escape the plateau” -George Leonard

“The essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty. Satisfaction lies in mindful repetition, the discovery of endless richness in subtle variations on familiar themes” -George Leonard

“Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood and carry water” -George Leonard

. Where is the opportunity?

. How do I capitalize on it?

. What resources do I need?

. How do I gain control over them?

. What structure is best?

"That which you selfishly keep, you lose; that which you willingly share, you keep." –President Monson

“Things won are done; joy’s soul lies in the doing.” -Shakespeare

“How can I be happy?” is the wrong question. “How can I create something meaningful for others?” is the right question because it helps others and will change you in a profound way.

Perhaps the Buddhists have it right when they tell us: “Always act as if the future of the universe depends on what you do next, while laughing at yourself for thinking that you can make a difference.”

“When he came back to the table, Mother smiled [and said,] ‘The circus keeps coming back, you know.’ “‘I know,’ said Father. ‘But childhood doesn’t.’” -President Monson

“As we train a new generation, so will the world be in a few years. If you are worried about the future, then look to the upbringing of your children.” -President Hinckley

“An individual's social consciousness and the urge to do good things for people on this planet can be as burning and even a more burning desire than personal gain.” - Muhammad Yunus  

“I strongly believe that we can create a poverty free world if we want to. We can create a world where there won t be a single human being who may be described as a poor person. In that kind of a world the only place you could see poverty would be in the museums. School children on tour in the poverty museums would be horrified to see the misery and indignity of human beings in the past. They would blame their ancestors in a massive way for allowing this inhuman condition to continue.” - Muhammad Yunus 

”Don’t give up dreaming. Be a dreamer. And keep on trying to make the dream come true. Dream about the world you would like to have. If we all dream about a better world, I can guarantee you that we will create a better world.” - Muhammad Yunus

"I believe in the sun even when it is not shining, I believe in love even when I do not feel it, I believe in God even when He is silent.” – unknown

“A thatched roof once covered free men; under marble and gold dwells slavery.”

“The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither fine clothes, fine houses, nor fine furniture.” -Benjamin Franklin

“When you have bought one fine thing you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; … ‘’tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.’” -Benjamin Franklin