Maxims for Success (Part 29)

Kasper & Associates maintains faith in the American spirit and we believe in the power of positive thinking.  To that end, we’ve presented Maxims for Success — a collection of our favorite motivational quotes, essays and leadership advice.

MAXIMS for SUCCESS

–Part 29–

“Encouraging Words for Challenging Times”

• “Without courage, all other virtues lose their meaning.” (Winston Churchill)
•  “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” (Theodore Roosevelt)
• “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” (Vince Lombardi)
• “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.” (Abraham Lincoln)
•  “Think enthusiastically about everything, but especially about your job.  If you love your job with enthusiasm, you’ll shake it to pieces.” (Norman Vincent Peale)
•  “There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves.  You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself.” (Andrew Carnegie)
• “Show me a good and gracious loser, and I’ll show you a failure.” (Knute Rockne)
• “The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.” (Benjamin Franklin)
• “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” (Albert Einstein)
• “Develop success from failures.  Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success” (Dale Carnegie)
•  “My attitude has always been…if it’s worth playing, it’s worth paying the price to win.” (Paul “Bear” Bryant)
• “Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the hearts of Americans.” (Dwight D. Eisenhower)