Simply Self Motivation Take responsibility for yourself Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.--Abraham Lincoln Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.--Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach--Benjamin Mays Choose to act, not react. A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with -- a man is what he makes of himself.--Alexander Graham Bell You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take.--Wayne Gretzky, Pro Hockey Player Decide where you're going. No wind favors he who has no destined port.--Montaigne Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.--Henry Ford Success favors the prepared mind--Louis Pasteur If you want to succeed you should strike out on new pathsrather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.--John D. Rockefeller Find the good that can come from your talents. We become what we think about. --Earl Nightingale Every oak tree started out as a nut that stood its ground.---Anonymous The best way out is always through.--Robert Frost get your-self in gear The fastest way to succeed is to double your failure rate.--Thomas J. Watson, Founder of IBM Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. --Thomas Edison Remember America is too great for small dreams. --Ronald Reagan You have to think anyway, so why not think big? --Donald Trump I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way. --J.C. Penney A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner. --English Proverb