Those who leave the biggest footprints... have thousands calling after them, ‘Good idea, but you went too far!’

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"Most men would rather die, than think. Many do."

- James C. Collins

Awareness

"Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline."

- James C. Collins

Belief

"Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice."

- James C. Collins

Belief

"A culture of discipline involves a duality. On the one hand, it requires people who adhere to a consistent system; yet, on the other hand, it gives people freedom and responsibility within the framework of that system."

- James C. Collins

Balance

"Transformations are different from the perspective of those looking at it from the outside vs those going through it (on the inside)."

- James C. Collins

Transformation

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"What a wonderful time to be young! You have knowledge of many more things than we needed to have. It is my conviction that your generation is better and stronger than was ours — better in many ways! I have faith that you young men and young women can meet the world on its own terms and conquer it!"

- President Boyd K. Packer

Ambition

"Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too."

- Mark Twain

Ambition

"Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals."

- David Ogilvy

Ambition

"No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed."

- Billie Jean King

Ambition

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

Ambition