1. “Becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.” – Michelle Obama, from Becoming
2. “Play by the rules, but be ferocious.” – Phil Knight, founder, Nike
3. “Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.” – Sigmund Freud, neurologist
4. “Motivation is the catalyzing ingredient for every successful innovation.” – Clayton Christensen, economist and Harvard professor
5. “Every problem is a gift — without problems we would not grow.” – Anthony Robbins, motivational speaker and writer
6. “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States of America
7. “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill, author
8. “Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney, journalist
9. “Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom.” – William George Jordan, writer/editor
10. “The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, writer/statesman
11. “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin, writer
12. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot, author
13. “The only way you are going to have success is to have lots of failures first.” – Sergey Brin, co-founder, Google
14. “If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.” – Dhirubhai Ambani, founder, Reliance Industries
15. “I do not know the word ‘quit.’ Either I never did, or I have abolished it.” – Susan Butcher, sled dog racer
16. “To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.” – Thomas Watson, Sr., former CEO, IBM
17. “It’s very easy to be different but very difficult to be better.” – Jonathan Ive, Chief Design Officer, Apple
18. “Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it’s starting a new business, whether it’s leaving home, whether it’s getting married, or whether it’s flying in space.” – Chris Hadfield, astronaut
19. “Happy employees lead to happy customers, which leads to more profits.” – Vaughn Aust, EVP of Integrated Solutions, MarketStar
