“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”
"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable."
- John Wooden
Success
"Do the best you can. No one can do more than that."
- John Wooden
Hard Work
"Great leaders are willing to sacrifice their own personal interests for the good of the team."
- John Wooden
Leadership
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
- John Wooden
Leadership
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."
- John Wooden
Optimism
"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