Inspiring Quotations

“Winning may not be everything; but being able and willing to carry a worthy battle forward with valor toward a noble end carries a more than ample reward.”

“I’m 65 years old, you know, and I’m still thinking, ‘Am I good enough?’”

“Grave disappointment awaits him whose dreams do not conscript the entirety of his efforts.” Quartermaster “There ain’t no rules around here! We’re trying to accomplish something!”

“There are certain things one should not do at certain times, and certain things one should not do altogether.”

“Some things require ‘doing’ whether we ‘feel like it’ or not, and whether we’re ‘ready’ or not.”

“He who depends on extra pay or praise to do his best job has not mastered himself and does not deserve either. He who does his own “nudging” and does his best unconditionally – without prodding or pampering … and even under adverse circumstances – deserves the extra pay and praise, yet generally requires neither. He is “paid” by the job well done and victory won [over mediocrity, indifference and eventual regret].”

“You will find relief from vain fancies if you do every act in life as though it were your last [or only].”

“Most people don’t want to do the hard; that’s why it’s so easy to be successful. There’s no competition! Remember, short-term pain will equal long term gain and vice versa. It’s the hard that makes you great. It’s the willingness to do the hard that separates you from your competition, because most of them are only willing to do the easy. Unfortunately, in the long run, the easy always turns out to be the hard.”

“He did everything we could have asked of him since day one.”