“Don’t play
for safety, it is the most dangerous thing in the world” – Hugh Walpole
“The men who
build the future are those who know that greater things are yet to come, and
they themselves will help bring them about. Their minds are illuminated by the
blazing sun of hope. They never stop to doubt. They haven’t the time”. – Melvin Evans
“All that is
required to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: act as if it
were impossible to fail” – Dorthea Brand
“Security is
mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as
a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than
outright exposure. Life is either a daring venture, or nothing” – Helen Keller
“Everyone
who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to
us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well
as our success” – George Adams
“There is
nothing so dead as a self-centered man- a man who holds himself and is pleased
with the result” – Wesley Huber
“The man who
lives for himself is a failure. Even if he gains much wealth, power or position
he still is a failure” – Norman Vincent
Peale
“Don’t think
too much of yourself. Try to cultivate the habit of thinking of others; this
will reward you. Selfishness always brings its own revenge” – Charles Elliot Intones
“There is the time when we must firmly choose the course which we must follow, or the relentless drift of events will make the decision for us” – Herbert Prochnow
“Every human
mind is a great slumbering power until awakened by a keen desire and a definite
resolution to do” – Edger Roberts