In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. -- Albert Einstein

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. -- Benjamin Franklin

Courage is grace under pressure. -- Ernest Hemingway

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. -- John Lennon

All creativity is an extended form of a joke. -- Alan Kay

Mastering isn’t a survival instinct; it’s an urge to excel. Mastering is one of the experiences that delineates us from animals. It is striving to be more tomorrow than we are today; to perfectly pitch the ball over home plate; to craft the perfect sentence in an article; to open the oven and feel the warm, richly-scented cloud telling you dinner is going to be absolutely extraordinary. We humans crave perfection, to be masters of our domain, to distinguish ourselves by sheer skill and prowess. -- Joesgoals.com

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. –Florence Nightingale

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end. –Aristotle

The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it. ~Henry Ford

Success is...knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others. ~ John C. Maxwell