“I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.”
"He that can have patience can have what he will."
- Benjamin Franklin
Perseverance
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
- Benjamin Franklin
Education
"A good conscience is a continual Christmas."
- Benjamin Franklin
Happiness
"I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong."
- Benjamin Franklin
Learning from Mistakes
"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning."
- Benjamin Franklin
Growth
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."
- Coco Chanel
Originality
"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different."
- Coco Chanel
Originality
"Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out."
- Anita Roddick
Originality
"If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness."
- Therese of Lisieux
Originality
"There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original."
- Franz Joseph Haydn
Originality