Motivation Station

"The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."

Benjamin Disraeli, statesman

"What holds so many employees back is an unwillingness to pay the price, to make the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort."

Orison Marden, writer

"Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so."

Charles de Gaulle, statesman

"Few people take objectives really seriously. They put average effort into too many things, rather than superior thought and effort into a few important things. People who achieve the most are selective as well as determined."

— Richard Koch

"A bold, vigorous assault has won many a faltering cause."

Ira Eaker, General

"Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into."

— Wayne Dyer

"Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life."

Brian Tracy, Author

"The greatest discovery you'll ever make, is the potential of your own mind."

— Jose Silva

"The optimist pleasantly ponders how high his kite will fly; the pessimist woefully wonders how soon his kite will fall."

~William Arthur Ward

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative."

H.G. Wells, writer

"Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life."

— Wayne Dyer

"The few things that work fantastically well should be identified, cultivated, nurtured, and multiplied."

— Richard Koch

"Leaders are people who can discern the inevitable and act accordingly. When people talk about business acumen, discernment is a big part of it. It's a bit like gut instinct, but a little more developed."

Donald Trump Biography, Billionaire Real Estate Developer

"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind."

~Albert Schweitzer

"Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use."

Ruth Gordon, actress

"Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be."
~George Sheehan

"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort."

Jesse Owens, Olympic Athlete

"You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction."

~George Lorimer

"Go out on a limb - that's where the fruit is"

Will Rogers, Humorist

"Three billion people on the face of the earth go to bed hungry every night, but four billion people go to bed every night hungry for a simple word of encouragement and recognition."

Cavett Robert

"The wisest mind has something yet to learn."

George Santayana, Philosopher

 “No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him or her; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.”

~ Unknown

"Comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, then a master. And then it becomes a tamer, and with a hook and whip it makes puppets of your larger desires."

Kahlil Gibran, Poet, Visual Artist

"Skill to do comes of doing."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poet

"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success. "

Henry Ford, automaker

"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them."

~Denis Waitley

"High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation."

Charles Kettering, Inventor

"Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men's souls, and a beautiful image it is."

Blaise Pascal, Writer

"Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still."

Chinese Proverb

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. "

Dale Carnegie, author

"The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others."

Don Shula, football coach

"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."

— Napoleon Hill

"I believe through learning and application of what you learn, you can solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve any goal that you can set for yourself."

Brian Tracy, Author

"If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner."

— Zig Ziglar

"Experience is valuable only if it's imbued with meaning from which one can draw salient conclusions. Otherwise, experience becomes imprisoning."

Barry McCaffrey, general

"For every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage."

Clement Stone, executive

"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'"

~Sydney Harris

"The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous."

— Carl Sagan

"True prosperity is an incredible gift. It's a gift YOU deserve. And no matter what anyone says, it's a gift that IS available to you - right now."

— Dr. Joe Vitale

"Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future."

— Brian Tracy

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."

Jack London, Author

"One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again."

Abraham Maslow, Psychologist

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."

Henry David Thoreau, Author, Philosopher

"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death."

— Albert Einstein

"The person who would like to make his dreams come true MUST STAY AWAKE."

Richard Wheeler, Rotarian

"Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth."

Katherine Mansfield, author

"No matter how much success you're having, you can't continue working together if you can't communicate."

Matt Cameron, Musician

"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."
~Lao-Tzu

"Your greatest asset is your earning ability.
Your greatest resource is your time."

— Brian Tracy

"No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poet