"Magnificent promises are always to be suspected." -Theodore Parker
"Courage is the thing. All goes if courage goes." -Joseph Addison
"The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development." -Confucius
"Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure." -Edward Eggleston
"Fame is a constant effort." -Jules Renard
"Respect the gift and the giver." -American Indian Proverb
"The most common lie is that which one lies to himself lying to others is relatively an exception." -Hietzsche
"Deep, abiding joy is available to anyone who learns the secret of pursuing every task with energy and dedication, as though it were a calling." -Thomas Kinkade
"A dinner lubricates business." -Lord William Stowell
"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice." -Anthony Robbins