Churchill on genius
“True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.”
~ Winston Churchill
William Shakespeare on timing
“Better three hours too soon, than one minute too late.”
— William Shakespeare
Rosalynn Carter on risk taking
“You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don’t win, at least you can be satisfied thatyou’ve tried. If you don’t accept failure as a possibility, you don’t set high goals, you don’t branch out, you don’t try – you don’t take the risk.”
— Rosalynn Carter
Dale Carnegie on persistence
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
— Dale Carnegie
Henry Ford on goals
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
— Henry Ford
Billie Jean King
“Be bold. If you’re going to make an error, make a doozy, and don’t be afraid to hit the ball.”
- Billie Jean King
Theodore Roosevelt on leadership versus being the boss
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. . . The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
- Theodore Roosevelt