“When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, 'I served in the United States Navy!'”
"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."
- John F. Kennedy
Responsibility
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
- John F. Kennedy
Leadership
"Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan."
- John F. Kennedy
Leadership
"Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future"
- John F. Kennedy
Change
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
- John F. Kennedy
Change
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence