Umberto Eco

What we become depends on what our fathers teach us.

Success is…knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small amount of Are makes a small amount of heat.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.

I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don’t misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives.

In the game of life, before you get anything out, you must put something in!

I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.

Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember – the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.

You’ll find out that nothing that comes easy is worth a dime. As a matter of fact, I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face. Never.

You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.

Yes, it’s absolutely true that anything worth doing is worth doing poorly – until you can learn to do it well.

Do first things first, and second things not at all.

People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally being lived. They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society.

You’ve got to say, “I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough, I can have it.” It’s called perseverance.