[Innovation] comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important. -- Steve Jobs

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. -- Colin Powell

To iterate is human, to recurse divine. -- L. Peter Deutsch

Remember: you are alone. Every time you can get help from someone, it is an opportunity: you should eagerly size it. But then, promptly return to normal mode: you are alone and you must be prepared to solve every problem yourself. -- Eric KEDJI

The most damaging phrase in the language is, It's always been done that way. -- Rear Admiral Grace Hopper

Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well. -- Earl of Chesterfield

If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. ~Albert Einstein

Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. ~John Wooden

Change your thoughts and you change your world. –Norman Vincent Peale

The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them. ~Denis Watiley