Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.

Napoleon Hill

Follow your passions, believe in karma, and you won't have to chase your dreams; they will come to you.

Randy Pausch

Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby.

George Bernard Shaw

Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition, he or she has overcome to reach his goals.

Dorothy Height

The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.

Charles Dickens

The public wants work which flatters its illusions.

Gustav Flaubert