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Fullness or Emptiness of Life

The fullness or emptiness of life will be measured by the extent to which a man feels that he has an impact on the lives of others. To be a man is to matter to someone outside of yourself, or to some calling or cause bigger than yourself.? -- Kingman Brewster, former president, Yale University.

Do More

Never stop reaching for more: Do more than exist ? live. Do more than touch ? feel. Do more than look ? observe. Do more than read ? absorb. Do more than hear ? listen. Do more than listen ? understand. John H. Rhoades

How to Catch a Pass

Former All-Pro wide receiver Paul Warfield said this about catching passes: ?I would block out everything else that was occurring. It was just the football, and I had an obsession with catching it.? (Paul Warfield, former all-pro wide receiver)

Buffet on Commitment

?Are you a fanatic? A manager must care intensely about running a first-class operation; if his golf game is what he thinks about while shaving, the business will show it.? (Warren Buffett, one of the two wealthiest men in America, America's most successful investor.)

Faulkner on Knowing Where You Stand

I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problems with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded is to know where you yourself stand. That is, to have in words what you believe and are acting from. Famous author William Faulkner

Wilson on Progress in the World

Without enthusiasm there is no progress in the world. Woodrow Wilson

Enthusiasm is Priceless

I have found enthusiasm for work to be the most priceless ingredient in any recipe for success. Samuel Goldwyn

Love Your Job

Nobody can be successful if he doesn?t love his work, love his job. David Sarnoff, RCA

Genius Aims at a Target

Genius: a person who aims at something no one else can see and hits it. Ervin L. Glaspy

If You Don?t Know Where You?re Going

If you don?t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else. Yogi Berra

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