"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams." -Ashley Smith

"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.” -Ben Stein

"I have observed that those who so violently condemn wealth are precisely those who do not have it and see no way of personally gaining it. They take the fear of failure and translate it into the love of poverty. If I say that I do not want wealth, then I do not have to deal with reality. I do not have to face that awful truth that perhaps I must change." -Thomas D. Willhite

"It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny." -Jean Nidetch

"I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it." -Anne Lamott

"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.” -Muhammad Ali

"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome." -William James