Robin Roberts of Good Morning America
You cannot control what other people say or do or how they think.  You only have control over what you say or do and how you sink.

Robin Roberts
It’s fear of failure, more than anything else, that will prevent you from having the life you want.

Maya Angelou
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Cal Ripken, Jr.
By not taking chances, you limit your ability to achieve success.

Jameer Nelson
I’m proudest about just being me.  I would never change anything about myself because if I was to change something it wouldn’t be me.

Mark Hurd, CEO of Hewlett-Packard
It’s the little things that matter.

Connie Mack
No matter what a man’s troubles were off the diamond, he must leave them behind when he goes out on the field so he can attend strictly to business.

On April 20, 1903, Albert “Chief” Bender won his first Major League game at Boston, 10-7
I felt like I was walking on air, especially after Connie Mack came up to me and said, “Nice work, Albert!”

New York editor David Remnick
Generalship is not about fighting the battle; it’s about inspiring the enlisted.

Joe Torre
Think small and big things will happen.

Cal Ripken, Jr.
For me, it wasn’t about setting records.  I played baseball for the love of the game.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield
If you fail, I’ve always been a man who was taught to stand up.  Be a man and accept responsibility for your actions.

Oprah Winfrey
The one element, the prevailing element in my life that has allowed me to not be embittered or feel discriminated against is that I had education.

Oprah Winfrey
I am just saying every day you have to work at making it great.  There’s not one day when you sort of lay back and say that was it…because you still have tomorrow.

Jackie Robinson
I learned a long time ago that a person must be true to himself if he is to succeed.  He must be willing to stand by his principles even at the possible loss of prestige.  He must first learn to live with himself before he can hope to live with others.

Jackie Robinson
Never back down from a cause you believe in no matter what the odds are against you.

Winston Churchill
The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

Ken Blanchard
At my company, I call myself the chief spiritual officer because in reality, that’s the role I’ve assumed.  I cheerlead, I listen, I nurture, I guide and I help people grasp the significance of their lives.

Ken Blanchard
Think about what you can do to make others successful.  In the end, it’s what you give, not what you get, that matters.

Golfer Laura Davies
It’s a serious business, but it’s still got to be good fun.  If you’re not enjoying it, you’re wasting your time, really.  It’s the best job in the world.

University of Maryland head basketball coach Gary Williams
I would much rather coach a guy who loves the game as much as I do.  That is something that makes you a winner.

Don Ho
I’ve had too much fun all these years.  I feel real guilty about it.

Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon
I never think I’m going to miss.  The guy who’s not scared to miss should be the one to take it.

Runner Steve Prefontaine
Most people run a race to see who is fastest.  I run a race to see who has the most guts.

Willie Mays
I come to the ballpark and be me.  I can’t be anybody else.  If I try to be someone else, I’m in trouble.

Chris Webber
Experience is worth plenty.  When you have the experience, you’re more ready than nervous.  When you don’t have it, sometimes you get as nervous as you get ready.

Lee Iacocca
What is leadership when you think about it?  Pick good people, have a good team around you and set priorities.  And that’s it.

Lee Iacocca
Got out on a limb.  Leadership is all about managing change.

Lee Iacocca on communication as a leader
You should be talking to everybody, even your enemies.

Toronto Raptors coach Sam Mitchell
You got to instill discipline.  You got to make sure guys play the way they’re supposed to play.  You got to make sure guys are where they’re supposed to be.

Rick Warren
If you’re going to lead, you’ve got to be thinking further in advance than the people that you’re leading.

Lee Iacocca
Charisma is the ability to inspire.  People follow a leader because they trust him or her.

Lee Iacocca
Leadership is forged in times of crisis.

Lee Iacocca
If you don’t make it on character, the rest won’t amount to much.