"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it."
- James A. Michener
Awareness
"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home."
- James A. Michener
Belief
"If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life."
- James A. Michener
Self-awareness
"Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them."
- James A. Michener
Achievement
"You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction."
- George Lorimer
Determination
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."
- Amelia Earhart
Determination
"When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone."
- Melissa McCarthy
Determination
"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."
- Walt Disney
Determination
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
- Theodore Roosevelt
Determination