Leadership is action, not position. ~Donald H. McGannon
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself. ~Thomas J. Watson
I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep. ~Charles Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand-Périgord
Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. ~Charles Simic
A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done. ~Ralph Nader
An optimist is the human personification of spring. ~Susan J. Bissonette
An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. ~Bill Vaughan
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. ~Harry Truman A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. ~Leonard Louis Levinson
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
Adversity introduces a man to himself. ~Author Unknown Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. ~Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus), Satires
Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. ~Rainer Maria Rilke Thorns and stings And those such things Just make stronger Our angel wings. ~Emme Woodhull-Bäche
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. ~William Hazlitt
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Take action every day - some small dose at a time. ~Jeffrey Gitomer
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. ~Vance Havner
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. ~James Baldwin
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once. ~Calvin Coolidge
