“Being maniacal about something is very helpful.”
—Bill Gates
(1955 – )
American businessman, philanthropist
(1955 – )
American businessman, philanthropist
September 2011
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“The greater the tension, the greater is the potential.”
—Carl Jung
(1875–1961)
Swiss psychiatrist
(1875–1961)
Swiss psychiatrist
“It is wonderful what you can do when you have to.”
—C.S. Lewis
(1898–1963)
Irish writer, scholar
(1898–1963)
Irish writer, scholar
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
—Helen Keller
(1880–1968)
American humanitarian
Advocate for the deaf and blind
(1880–1968)
American humanitarian
Advocate for the deaf and blind
“Live all you can: it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven’t had that, what have you had?”
—Henry James
“I would much rather men should ask and wonder why I have no statue, than why I had one.”
—Cato the Elder
(234 BC–149 BC)
Roman statesman and soldier
(234 BC–149 BC)
Roman statesman and soldier
“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”
—Aristotle
“I only want people around me who can do the impossible.”
—Elizabeth Arden
(1878–1966)
Canadian businesswoman, style mogul
(1878–1966)
Canadian businesswoman, style mogul
“I’m not the sort of person who fears failure.”
—Richard Branson
(1950 – )
English entrepreneur
chairman of Virgin Group
(1950 – )
English entrepreneur
chairman of Virgin Group
“One thing for sure you can do is push the luck on your side.”
—Roger Federer
(1981 – )
Swiss tennis champion
(1981 – )
Swiss tennis champion
“On no account brood over your wrong-doing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.”
—Aldous Huxley
(1894–1963)
English writer
(1894–1963)
English writer
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.”
—Benjamin Franklin
(1706–1790)
American statesman, scientist, and printer
(1706–1790)
American statesman, scientist, and printer
