The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart, this

you will build your life by, and this you will become.
James Allen

The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.
Napoleon Hill

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. Helen Keller

Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress. Epictetus There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will. Epictetus Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls. Winston Churchill If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. Henry David Thoreau
True leadership is about making other people better as a result of your presenceand making sure your impact endures in your absence. -HBR