"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure." – Confucius
“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” – Confucius
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"I do not believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process." – Oprah Winfrey
“I do not believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.” – Oprah Winfrey
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once." – William Shakespeare
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.” – William Shakespeare
"Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy." – Aristotle
“Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.” – Aristotle
"Why is there so much controversy about drug testing? I know plenty of guys who would be willing to test any drug they could come up with" – George Carlin
“Why is there so much controversy about drug testing? I know plenty of guys who would be willing to test any drug they could come …
"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." – Abraham Lincoln
“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” – Abraham Lincoln
"Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it." – Benjamin Franklin
“Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.” – Benjamin Franklin
"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? …
"I’m a little surprised it was this easy." – Ai Miyazato
“I’m a little surprised it was this easy.” – Ai Miyazato
"If you plan for it, you will get it in the next generation." – Ab Stevels
“If you plan for it, you will get it in the next generation.” – Ab Stevels
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." – Arabian Proverb
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” – Arabian Proverb
"I’m easy to look at, but so hard to see…" – Oprah Winfrey
“I’m easy to look at, but so hard to see…” – Oprah Winfrey
"Doubt that the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love." – William Shakespeare
“Doubt that the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love.” – William …
"When things go wrong, you’ll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better." – C.S. Lewis
“When things go wrong, you’ll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go …
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go." – Dr. Seuss
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
"Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I’d poison your tea.<br/>Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I’d drink it." – Winston Churchill
“Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I’d poison your tea.Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I’d drink it.” – Winston Churchill
"When I am with you, we stay up all night.<br/>When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep.<br/><br/>Praise God for those two insomnias!<br/>And the difference between them." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“When I am with you, we stay up all night.When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep. Praise God for those two insomnias!And the …
"I missed some short putts, making it hard for me to find a good rhythm. I could have moved up the standings even higher and I feel my confidence level got up from last week." – Ai Miyazato
“I missed some short putts, making it hard for me to find a good rhythm. I could have moved up the standings even higher and …
"This development today means justice and home affairs ministers are willing to accept a legal process that will let all branches of government decide the issue." – Friso Roscam Abbing
“This development today means justice and home affairs ministers are willing to accept a legal process that will let all branches of government decide the …
"Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to get out." – Arabian Proverb
“Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to …
"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps." – Confucius
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
"When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room." – Woody Allen
“When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.” – Woody Allen
"This above all; to thine own self be true." – William Shakespeare
“This above all; to thine own self be true.” – William Shakespeare
"People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think" – George Carlin
“People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think” – George Carlin
"If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair." – C.S. Lewis
“If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth …
"i can be changed by what happens to me. but i refuse to be reduced by it." – Maya Angelou
“i can be changed by what happens to me. but i refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou
"My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet." – Mahatma Gandhi
“My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.” …
"We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!" – Benjamin Franklin
“We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!” – Benjamin Franklin
"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else." – Winston Churchill
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.” – Winston Churchill
"Women are quite able to make friends with a man; but to preserve such a friendship – that no doubt requires the assistance of a slight physical antipathy" – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Women are quite able to make friends with a man; but to preserve such a friendship – that no doubt requires the assistance of a …
"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead." – Oscar Wilde
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” – Oscar Wilde
"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.” – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
"Most people fail in life because they major in minor things." – Anthony Robbins
“Most people fail in life because they major in minor things.” – Anthony Robbins
"I’m such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own." – Woody Allen
“I’m such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.” – Woody Allen
"Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known." – Winnie the Pooh
“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will …
"When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened" – Winston Churchill
“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had …
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." – Mark Twain
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw …
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"It was all pride. It was about proving people wrong." – AB Rodriguez
“It was all pride. It was about proving people wrong.” – AB Rodriguez