Mary Wilson Little

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.

You can start where you are with what you’ve got and go to wherever it is you want to go.

People do make their luck by daring to follow their instincts, taking risks and embracing every possibility.

Problem-solving becomes a very important part of our makeup as we grow into maturity or move up the corporate ladder.

If it’s flipping burgers at Mcdonald’s, be the best burger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do, you have to master your craft.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

I maintained my edge by always being a student; you will always have something new to learn.

What I really want out of life is to discover something new, something that mankind didn’t know was possible to do.

It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.

Luck does not come around often. So when it does, be sure to take full advantage of it, even if it means working very hard. When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest success you can possibly achieve. That is the true meaning of thinking big.

An obstacle is often a stepping stone.

We all prospect, and don’t even know we’re doing it. When you start the dating process, you are actually prospecting for the person you want to marry. When you’re interviewing employees, you are prospecting for someone who will best fit your needs.

When you get into a ‘tight’place and everything goes against you, until it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, it is then when you should never give up, for that is just the place and time when the tide will turn.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word: excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

The right quote can inspire people to change their ways.