Editor's picks

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.”

— Mignon McLaughlin

“The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.”

— John Calvin Maxwell

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

— John Calvin Maxwell

“Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.”

— John Calvin Maxwell

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

— John Calvin Maxwell

“The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.”

— Andre Maurois

“Business is a combination of war and sport.”

— Andre Maurois

“Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.”

— Andre Maurois

“Only a mediocre person is always at his best.”

— William Somerset Maugham

“It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”

— William Somerset Maugham

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

— Malcolm X

“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”

— Malcolm X

“The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.”

— George Marshall

“I can't expect loyalty from the army if I do not give it.”

— George Marshall

“Don't fight the problem, decide it.”

— George Marshall

“When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.”

— George Marshall

“The fewer the words, the better the prayer.”

— Martin Luther

“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.”

— Martin Luther

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”

— Martin Luther

“Fate loves the fearless.”

— James Russell Lowell

“Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.”

— James Russell Lowell

“All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.”

— James Russell Lowell

“One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.”

— James Russell Lowell

“Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.”

— John Lubbock

“Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.”

— John Lubbock

“A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.”

— John Lubbock

“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.”

— John Lubbock

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

— Vince Lombardi

“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”

— Vince Lombardi

“It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.”

— Vince Lombardi