William Shakespeare
- As You Like It - Act II, Scene VII, Part 2
Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, In fair and round belly with good capon lined, With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part.
William Shakespeare
- As You Like It - Act II, Scene VII, Part 1
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. His acts being seven ages. As, first the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mistress' eyebrow.
Robert A. Heinlein
- On Duty
Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.
Brian Tracy
- Success & Attitude
All successful people, men and women, are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose. Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
