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A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
 Th' aspirer, once attain'd unto the top,
 Cuts off those means by which himself got up.  
 Th' aspirer, once attain'd unto the top,
 Cuts off those means by which himself got up. 
The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the read more
The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.
Success is when reality exceeds expectations.
Success is when reality exceeds expectations.
 Nothing succeeds like success.
 [Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]  
 Nothing succeeds like success.
 [Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.] 
The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat read more
The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
 Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet 'em on 
your way down.  
 Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet 'em on 
your way down. 
Action is the foundational key to all success.
Action is the foundational key to all success.
I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is read more
I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.