To succeed in business, put the interest of the customer ahead of your own. ― James Cook. James Cook was a British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada and conducted three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean (1768–71, 1772–75, and 1776–79), ranging from the Antarctic ice fields to the…
Live the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny. —Carlos Slim. Who is Carlos Slim? Carlos Slim is a Mexican business magnate, investor and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest…
I’d rather have a bullet inside of me than to be living in constant dread of one. — Benjamin Harrison. Who is Benjamin Harrison? Benjamin Harrison was an eminent American lawyer and politician. He served as the 23rd President of the nation. Prior to becoming the President of the country, he established himself as a…
You will succeed even if others do not believe in you, but it is hard to succeed if you don’t believe in yourself. — John Tyler. Who is John Tyler ? John Tyler(March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845 after briefly holding…
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. — James Madison Who is James Madison ? James Madison was an American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher and America’s fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the…
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. — John Quincy Adams. Who is John Quincy Adams? John Quincy Adams, son of John and Abigail Adams, served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. A member of multiple political parties over the years, he…
Life is composed of lights and shadows, and we would be untruthful, insincere, and saccharine if we tried to pretend there were no shadows. ― Walt Disney. Who is Walt Disney? Walter Elias Disney was an American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor, and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several…
On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock. ― Thomas Jefferson. Who is Thomas Jefferson? Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, musician, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Let us Make you…
Go then, there are other worlds than these. ― Stephen King. Who is Stephen King? Stephen King, in full Stephen Edwin King, (born September 21, 1947, Portland, Maine, U.S.), American novelist and short-story writer whose books were credited with reviving the genre of horror fiction in the late 20th century. King graduated from the University…
When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil. But I have seen the beauty of good, and the ugliness of evil, and have recognized that the wrongdoer has…
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground. ― Theodore Roosevelt. Who is Theodore Roosevelt? Theodore Roosevelt Jr (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer, who served as the 26th president of…
A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies. — George Washington. Who is George Washington? George Washington…
Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation. ― Michael Jackson. Who is Michael Jackson? Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the “King of Pop”,…
Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty. ― Ho Chi Minh. Who is Ho Chi Minh? Ho Chi Minh led a long and ultimately successful campaign to make Vietnam independent. He was president of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969, and he was one of the most influential communist leaders of the 20th century.…
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. ― Abraham Lincoln. Who is Abraham Lincoln? Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in…
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. ― Benjamin Franklin. And Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society. ― Benjamin Franklin. Who…
To achieve your dreams, work is required. Suffering is optional. — Jack Canfield. Who is Jack Canfield? Jack Canfield is an American author, motivational speaker, corporate trainer, and entrepreneur. He is the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has more than 250 titles and 500 million copies in print in over 40…
Be the leader you wish you had. ― Simon Sinek. Who is Simon Sinek? Simon Sinek is an unshakable optimist who believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. He discovered remarkable patterns about how the greatest leaders and organizations think, act and communicate. Simon may be best known for popularizing the concept of…