“To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination.”

“Once you say you’re going to settle for second, that’s what happens to you in life.”

“There is no passion to be found playing small-in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”

“A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions.”

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”

“If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.”

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”

“When the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, it may be that they take better care of it there.”

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

“I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything.”

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”

“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.”

“Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.”

“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.”

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.”

“There are three constants in life…change, choice and principles.”

“The best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.”

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them-that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”

“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

“Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.”