Inspiring Quotes for 2011

11 of My Favorite Quotes to Inspire Your 2011

 “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”  Napoleon Hill

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”  Carl Sagan

“If a seed of lettuce will not grow, we do not blame the lettuce.  Instead fault lies with us for not having nourished the seed properly.”  Buddist proverb

“There are always three speeches for every one you actually gave.  The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.”  Dale Carnegie

“There is joy in work.  There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.”  Henry Ford

“Reduce your plan to writing.  The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.”  Napoleon Hill

“Follow effective action with quiet reflection.  From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.”  Peter Drucker

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”  Eleanor Roosevelt

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  Maya Angelou

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.  This is to have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Life’s real failure is when you do not realize how close you were to success when you gave up.”  Anonymous

Be inspired and all the best for 2011!