The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

Epictetus –

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

J. K. Rowling –

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

Albert Einstein –

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

William James –

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Anne Frank –

Always do what you are afraid to do.

Ralph Waldo Emerson –

One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

Peace Pilgrim –

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Colin Powell –