Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers Inc.

“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

Cal Ripken Jr. Hall of Fame Baseball Player

“I’d like to think that someday two guys will be talking in a bar and one of them will say something like, “Yeah, he’s a good shortstop, but he’s not as good as ole Ripken was.”

Bertrand Russell, Philosopher

“The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive, happiness, and relations of friendship or affection.”

Oprah Windfrey, Talk Show Host, World’s Richest Woman

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”

Homer Simpson, Father of the cartoon family, ‘The Simpsons’

“Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American Dream?”

Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States

“During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.”

Hunter S. Thompson, Creator of ‘Gonzo’ journalism

“Freedom is something that dies unless it’s used.”

Boat Car Guy, Character from the film “Waking Life”

“That’s where you guys come in. It’s like you come onto this planet with a crayon box. Now you may get the 8 pack, you may get the 16 pack but it’s all in what you do with the crayons – the colors – you’re given. Don’t worry about coloring within the lines or coloring outside the lines – I say color outside the lines, you know what I mean? Color all over the page; don’t box me in!”

Gary Vaynerchuk, Self-made millionaire.

“Don’t drink hateraid. Spending any amount of energy on hate, bull sh*t hateraid is ludicrous and total waste of time.”

J.C. Penny, Founder of J.C. Penny

“Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I’ll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I’ll give you a stock clerk.”

Tupac Shakur, Hip-Hop Artist

“I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through ever dark night, theres a bright day after that. So No matter how hard it gets, stick your chest out, keep ya head up… and handle it.”

Ayn Rand, Philosopher

“I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.”

Bill Watterson, Creator of ‘Calvin and Hobbes’

“Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.”

Dave Chappelle, Comedian

“There is something really serendipitous that was happening, with some kind of energy that things would ultimately just work out, sometimes better than when you plan.”

Han Solo, Captain Of The Millennium Falcon

“Never tell me the odds.”

Mary J. Blige, R&B Hip-Hop Artist

“It all translates; at the end of the day, we’ve all been picked on for some reason or another. We all get bashed, we all get hurt. Different races get picked on every day. Regular hard-working people just trying to provide get picked on, as do gay people. The important thing is to realize that no matter what people’s opinions may be, they’re only just that – people’s opinions. You have to believe in your heart what you know to be true about yourself. And let that be that.”

John F. Kennedy, President of the United State of America

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but live by them.”

Sun Tzu, Military General, Philosopher

“Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.”

Mark Twain, Novelist

“Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great, they make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

Randy Marsh, Outspoken Character From ‘South Park’

“If you want it to go away, all it takes it is a little self-control and responsibility.”

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