“The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel, are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.” ~ Vince Lombardi
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” ~ Donald Laird
“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.” ~ Stephen Covey
“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” ~ Ella Fitzgerald
“If you’re bored with life — you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things — you don’t have enough goals.” ~ Lou Holtz
“We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.” ~ Hegel
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.” ~ D. H. Lawrence
“A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.” ~ William Hazlitt
“A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.” ~ Carl Gustav Jung
“A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.” ~ John Maxwell
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” ~ Aristotle
“When you’re following your energy and doing what you want all the time, the distinction between work and play dissolves.” ~ Shakti Gawain