The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

Woodrow Wilson

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Leonardo da Vinci

Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.

Ellen DeGeneres

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Abraham Lincoln

We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams.

Les Brown

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

Joseph Addison

Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.

Mwai Kibaki

You can focus on things that are barriers or you can focus on scaling the wall or redefining the problem.

Tim Cook

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Deepak Chopra

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Nelson Mandela

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Salvador Dali

Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.

James Cash Penney

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Abraham Lincoln

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Walter Bagehot

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

Jimmy Dean

The depth of the love of parents for their children cannot be measured. It is like no other relationship. It exceeds concern for life itself. The love of a parent for a child is continuous and transcends heartbreak and disappointment.

James E. Faust

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

Heraclitus

The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness.

James Gates Percival

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

Albert Einstein

If everyone would look for that uniqueness then we would have a very colorful world.

Michael Schenker

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

James A. Michener

Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.

Nelson Mandela

You just have to get rid of fear and confront the world. Look at yourself in the mirror and say to yourself, 'I love you and nothing will destroy you and you're not going to fall."

Ricky Martin

You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating.

Nicki Minaj

The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

Emily Dickinson

True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power.

Milan Kundera

It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness.

Sheryl Sandberg

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

Abraham Lincoln

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Ralph Waldo Emerson