Looking to the horizon
"Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road."
Dag Hammarskjold
1905-1961
What to aim for
"Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way."
Eileen Caddy
Author
The gift of life
"When you give someone a book, you don't give him just paper, ink, and glue. You give him the possibility of a whole new life."
Christopher Morley
1890-1957, Novelist, Journalist and Poet
Between dreams and reality
"Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so."
Belva Davis
Write it down!
"Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable."
Francis Bacon
1561-1626, Philosopher
Before we speak
"When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say."
Abraham Lincoln
Lighting the fuse
"People are like sticks of dynamite. The power is on the inside, but nothing happens until the fuse gets lit."
Mac Anderson
Author
Breaking out
"A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown."
Denis Waitley
Author and Speaker
Coming back from defeat
"The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat."
Sam Snead
1912-2002, Golfer
What you have, and what you give
"Prosperity consciousness is the awareness that all of us have something of value to offer, and we all deserve to get paid for what we provide to others."
Peggy McColl
Making a difference
"It's the little things you do that can make a big difference. What are you attempting to accomplish? What little thing can you do today that will make you more effective? You are probably only one step away from greatness."
Bob Proctor
Roadblocks on the road to success
"You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life."
James G. Bilkey
Getting even better results
"If you're open to altering your plans a bit, you might achieve even better results than you'd anticipated."
Peggy McColl
Making a difference by leading
"Leadership is no longer about your position. It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference. You can lead without a title."
Robin Sharma
What forgiveness does
"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."
Paul Boese