“It is often contended that the belief that a person is solely responsible for his own fate is held only by the successful. This in itself is not so unacceptable as its underlying suggestion, which is that people hold this belief because they have been successful. I, for one, am inclined to think that the connection is the other way round and that people often are successful because they hold this belief. Though a man’s conviction that all he achieves is due solely to his exertions, skill, and intelligence may be largely false, it is apt to have the most benefi cial effects on his energy and circumspection. And if the smug pride of the successful is often intolerable and offensive, the belief that success depends wholly on him is probably the pragmatically most effective incentive to successful action; whereas the more a man indulges in the propensity to blame others or circumstances for his failures, the more disgruntled and ineffective he tends to become.”

“To listen be silent, to succeed be persistent.”

“Success is an acknowledgement honored by a group who values your actions in the specificity of the venture they cherish – Nothing More!They may not represent the values you personally cherish.”

“You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let’s see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.”

“Failure is a functional component of success”

“Most children don’t know freedom, because their life is a never-ending debt to their parents.”

“When choosing friends, be careful of those who are not willing to rise up to be at your level, but who are trying everything in their power to bring you down to their level.”

“There are strong people and there are people who claim to be strong. Strong people can conquer and survive anything , but people who claim to be strong lose and suffer in everything they do. The reason is people who claim to be strong don’t know that being strong it doesn’t mean you should not accept help or ask for help when needed. For them being strong Is faking doing well, holding pain and not crying and doing everything on their own. You are only strong when you admit your situation and on what’s really happening and find ways to deal with it. Sometimes might mean asking for help.”

“Often times success doesn’t come from strength, but from flexibility and adaptability”

“Not your money, but your education, can lead you to your desired destination.”

“Never give up your desire to be what you want to be. Stay focused, persistent and relentless.”

“You’re responsible for your journey in life, no one else. You have to know the destination to go there. Others can help show you the way, but no one can take you there.”

“More times than not, going backwards is a necessary part of going forwards.”

“The Other Side: We’re still living our messy humanness, but now we have the tools and knowing that we can succeed.”

“The key to success is not hard work, it is love.”