Editor's picks

“Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him.”

— Marlene Dietrich

“It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.”

— Marlene Dietrich

“No one has ever become poor by giving.”

— Anne Frank

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

— Anne Frank

“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.”

— Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.”

— Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“Forgotten is forgiven.”

— Francis Scott Fitzgerald

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

— Bill Gates

“Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.”

— Bill Gates

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.”

— Bill Gates

“Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.”

— Tony Robbins

“If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.”

— Tony Robbins

“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Believe you can and you're halfway there.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.”

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.”

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”

— Ayn Rand

“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”

— Ayn Rand

“Don't be afraid to see what you see.”

— Ronald Reagan

“Trust, but verify.”

— Ronald Reagan

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.”

— Thomas Paine

“Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.”

— Colin Powell

“A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.”

— Colin Powell

“If you don't know what you want, you end up with a lot you don't.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”

— Blaise Pascal

“Two things control men's nature, instinct and experience.”

— Blaise Pascal

“The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.”

— Blaise Pascal