There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought

20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark Twain

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
-Robert Benchley

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
-Albert Einstein

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
-Napoleon Bonaparte

Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.
-The Talmud

You can’t recycle wasted time

One day your life will flash before your eyes – make sure it’s worth watching

Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. He knows that he must outrun the fastest lion or he will be eaten. Every morning in Africa a lion wakes up. He knows that he must outrun the fastest gazelle or he will starve. So, whether you’re a lion or a gazelle, when the sun comes up, you had better be running.