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The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
— Dolly Parton
On Discipline
Find out who you are and do it on purpose.
— Dolly Parton
On Confidence
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
— Dolly Parton
On Anxiety & Quiet Days
If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.
— Dolly Parton
On Starting Over
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by t…
— John F. Kennedy
On Purpose
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
— John F. Kennedy
On the Working Life
Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
— John F. Kennedy
On Purpose
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are har…
— John F. Kennedy
On Discipline
Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.
— John F. Kennedy
On Purpose
If you have no critics, you'll likely have no success.
— Malcolm X
On Confidence
My alma mater was books, a good library. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
— Malcolm X
On Focus & Distraction
I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.
— Malcolm X
On Purpose
There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on…
— Malcolm X
On Starting Over
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
— Malcolm X
On Confidence
Customer service shouldn't just be a department, it should be the entire company.
— Tony Hsieh
On the Working Life
I think when companies talk about branding today, what they really should be talking about is culture.
— Tony Hsieh
On the Working Life
Your personal core values define who you are, and a company's core values ultimately define the company's character and…
— Tony Hsieh
On Purpose
Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.
— Tony Hsieh
On Money, Plainly
For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny.
— Tony Hsieh
On the Working Life
You can't sustain growth in any organization unless you continue to nurture the heart.
— Howard Schultz
On the Working Life
If people believe they share values with a company they will be loyal to its brand.
— Howard Schultz
On the Working Life
In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we're made of.
— Howard Schultz
On Starting Over
When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.
— Howard Schultz
On Purpose
We are not in the coffee business serving people, but in the people business serving coffee.
— Howard Schultz
On the Working Life
Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilizatio…
— Vince Lombardi
On the Working Life
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
— Vince Lombardi
On Discipline
It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up.
— Vince Lombardi
On Starting Over
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we…
— Vince Lombardi
On the Working Life
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
— Vince Lombardi
On Discipline
Nothing is new except arrangement.
— Will Durant
On Starting Over