“Still a dreamer, yet more of a realist than ever before, I knew this was my time to sail. On the horizon I saw the shining future, as before. The difference now was that I felt the wind at my back. I was ready.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Walk that walk and go forward all the time. Don't just talk that talk, walk it and go forward. Also, the walk didn't have to be long strides; baby steps counted too. Go forward.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can onl…”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Others may question your credentials, your papers, your degrees. Others may look for all kinds of ways to diminish your worth. But what is inside you no one can take from you or tarnish. This is your worth, who you really are, your degree that can go with you wherever you go, that you bring with you…”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“The future was uncertain, absolutely, and there were many hurdles, twists, and turns to come, but as long as I kept moving forward, one foot in front of the other, the voices of fear and shame, the messages from those who wanted me to believe that I wasn't good enough, would be stilled.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“I don’t know where that strength went, I don’t remember losing it. I think that over time it got chipped away, bit by bit, by life, by the living of it.”— Paula Hawkins, amazon.com
“STRENGTH I bought my Giving Key necklace to remind myself that no matter what I've been through, with God, I have the STRENGTH to endure all things. MY husband and I have buried 2 children, our first a daughter at 1 month and the 2nd a son at 19 months. These were truly the hardest days of my life.…”— -Erica, thegivingkeys.com
“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about.”— Unknown, instagram.com
“You don't take people's maneuvers personally; you merely try to defend or advance yourself.”— Robert Greene, amazon.com
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.”— Unknown, facebook.com
“Do one of three things: One, go find a wailing wall and feel sorry for yourselves. Two, go psycho and start bombing. Three, learn a lesson. Go home, organize, build power.”— Saul D. Alinsky, amazon.com
“Thomas Jefferson put a bust of himself opposed to one of his rival Alexander Hamilton in the halls of Monticello–a constant reminder. 'Opposed in death as in life,' he would say to visitors who noticed, after Hamilton had died.”— Unknown, monticello.org
“Everything is a test of you, your methods. Every action you take says: This is who I am. This is the kind of person I am and can be.”— Paul Tough, amazon.com
“Rommel's personality: Brisk. Incisive. Intolerant of slackness or infirmity of purpose; inventive, questioning, businesslike, enormously energetic.”— David Fraser, amazon.com