The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you're not going to stay where you are.

J. P. Morgan

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

John C. Maxwell

Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.

Seneca

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

Jack London

If you only do what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won't fail. You'll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that's failure by erosion.

Twyla Tharp

Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.

Dr. Robert Schuller