“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

Nelson Mandela – 1918-2013, Politician and Philanthropist

“Our freedom to discipline ourselves is a freedom we can lose if we don’t use it.”

Cullen Hightower – 1923-2008, Writer

“This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess.”

Rainer Rilke – 1875-1926, Poet and Novelist

“You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lip.”

Oliver Goldsmith – 1728-1774, Novelist, Playwright, and Poet

“Being miserable is a habit. Being happy is a habit. The choice is yours.”

Tom Hopkins – Sales Trainer

“During my 87 years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.”

Bernard Baruch – 1870-1965, Financier and Philanthropist

“It is the studying that you do after your school days that really counts. Otherwise, you know only that which everyone else knows.”

Henry Doherty – 1870-1939, Financier and Oilman

“I might have been born in a hovel, but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.”

Jacqueline Cochran – 1906-1980, Aviator

“Everyone wants to be appreciated. So if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret.”

Mary Kay Ash – 1918-2001, Businesswoman and Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

“If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, then there would be little hope for the advance.”

Orville Wright – 1871-1948, Inventor and Aviation Pioneer