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“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali

“Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. The visible signs of artful leadership are expressed, ultimately, in its practice.” – Max Depree

“Set peace of mind as your highest goal and organize your entire life around it.” – Brian Tracy

“Character is much easier kept than recovered.” – Thomas Paine

“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.” – Theodore Hesburgh

“The reward of suffering is experience.” – Aeschylus

“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” – Pat Riley

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” – Albert Einstein

“Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness.” – Confucius

“We do not remember days; we remember moments.” – Cesare Pavese

“The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.” – Mack R. Douglas

“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” – Frank Outlaw

“You may not control all of the events that happen to you but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” – Zig Ziglar

“Leadership is the wise use of power. Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it.” – Warren Bennis

“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” – Abraham Lincoln

“The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.” – Charles de Lint

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

“We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates, there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership.” – John Kotter

“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” – Golda Meir