Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools but they must be kept to a minimum.

Jeffrey Immelt

Take pleasure in the laborious research process — enjoy the slow cooking of the idea, the organic growth that naturally takes shape over time.

Robert Greene

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.

Michael J. Fox

Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

Golda Meir

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

Friedrich Nietzsche

You want to max out your humanity by using your energy to lift yourself up, your family, and the people around you.

Oprah Winfrey