“Those who are unable to motivate themselves are doomed to mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents” – Andrew Carnegie

“I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to put to rout all that was not life, and not, when I came to die, find that I had not lived” – Thoreau

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson