Arthur Schopenhauer

Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it.

Vince Lombardi

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of will.

Paul Harvey - Radio Host

For me success is to leave the woodpile a little higher than I found it.

Larry Bird - NBA Star and Coach

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses those skills to accomplish his goals

Mamie McCullough

Be a self-starter. Do it now! When you don't know how to do something, start. Beware of the paralysis of analysis. Be a person of action.

How to Be a Star at Work -- Robert E. Kelley -This quote is from a chapter on Initiative.

While no one expects you to set the world on fire in the first six months, the work group will be determining whether you can be counted on to go beyond pulling your weight, to chip in on work that falls outside your job description.

John Maxwell

If you lack initiative, recognize that the problem comes from the inside, not from others.

Francis Bacon

A wise man will make more opportunity than he finds.

Jacob Marley from "A Christmas Carol"

Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad for morals; now we know that it is bad economics.

David Shapira

Some of my best friends and colleagues I have met, through volunteerism.

Anonymous

You cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening your own.