“For the rest of history, for most of us, our bright promise will always fall short of being actualised; it will never earn us bountiful sums of money or beget exemplary objects or organisations....
Most of us stand poised at the edge of brilliance, haunted by the knowledge of our proximity, yet still demonstrably on the wrong side of the line, our dealings with reality undermined by a range of minor yet critical psychological flaws (a little too much optimism, an unprocessed rebelliousness, a fatal impatience or sentimentality). We are like an exquisite high-speed aircraft which for lack of a tiny part is left stranded beside the runway, rendered slower than a tractor or a bicycle.”
― Alain de Botton

“When we fail, our pride supports us, and when we succeed it betrays us.” 
― Charles Colton

“Some of the most powerful speeches I have given have been delivered in the dedicated silence of my actions.” 
― Steve Maraboli

“An intelligent woman is a goldmine! She has the ability to learn, reason and understand things better and faster than her contemporaries. She is competent, alert and can reason out stuffs easily.” 
― Jaachynma N.E. Agu

“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.” 
― Bryant McGill

“The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best” 
― Russell Simmons

“Nothing that happens to you was meant to be. The only thing about you that was meant to be is you. Blaze your own trail.” 
― George Alexiou

“Society functions in a way much more interesting than the multiple-choice pattern we have been rewarded for succeeding at in school. Success in life comes not from the ability to choose between the four presented answers, but from the rather more difficult and painfully acquired ability to formulate the questions.” 
― David Mamet