Inspirational quotes
 

Does anybody have any good quotes relating work to success. I think an inspirational quote can be a good way to instill positive values. I found a good one the other day “The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there.”― Vince Lombardi.

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The spotlight post list is a good place to start.

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Sometimes to innovate is to simplify - Me

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"What are nationals? Sounds like a fun American party, can we Canadians come?" -Gregor Browning

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"I like to quote myself a lot" - one of my friends

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"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."

Thoreau

ETA: And I love the Lombardi quote. Much better than his more famous quote about winning.

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"We never even moved on Einstein, in 10 years!" - Chris P.



The inspiration is too much for me to handle

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I don't know that I understand the Einstein one. If you like the Lombardi one he also said "The only place success comes before work is the dictionary".

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"We are not building a robot, we are building a team that builds a robot." -One of the mentors.

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"It's not enough"...Mark Leon , (It is now our team motto). Ask him why:D

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First sentence of our chairman's essay:

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

–Vince Lombardi

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From our Chairman's essay this year...

"To do more for the world than the world has done for you, that is success."

-Henry Ford

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118 made it to Einstein in 2002, 2005, 2012, and 2015. During their 2012 trip they never moved, so they haven't "moved" on Einstein in 10 years.

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It is during our darkest moments that we must focus on the light -Aristotle Onassis

One of my favorites:
Believe you can and you're halfway there -Theodore Roosevelt

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I live my life by this one:

"A ship is safe at harbor, but that is not what ships are for." -William Shaw.

Other favorites:

"The most dangerous phrase in any language is 'We've always done it this way'" - Grace Hopper

"It seems perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away"
-Antoine de Saint Exupéry