"To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves -- there lies the great, singular power of self-respect."
Joan Didion

"1. Be Proactive.
2. Begin with the end in mind.
3. Put first things first.
4. Think win win.
5. Seek first to understand . . . then to be understood.
6. Synergize.
7. Sharpen the saw."
Stephen R. Covey

"You cannot make it as wandering generality. you must become a meaningful specific."
Zig Ziglar

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
Henry David Thoreau

"Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each, is to succeed."
Corita Kent

"Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season.
It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year.
It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow.
Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime." W.E.B. Du Bois