To Be Successful

“To be successful at anything, the truth is you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it.”
--Tom Brady

Understand Politics

“No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems - of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind.”
--Thomas Sowell

Had a Little More

“Thinking if you had a little more you should be very satisfied is a mistake, for if you are not content with what you have, you will not be satisfied if it were doubled.”
--Charles Spurgeon

Subject to Sorrow

“You’re subject to sorrow, fear, jealousy, anger and inconsistency. That’s the real reason you should admit that you are not wise.”
--Marcus Aurelius

Ready to Die for

“If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.”
--Malcolm X

Too Small Goals

“If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small.”
--Azim Premji

Taxes Use

“Taxes are not raised to carry on wars, but that wars are raised to carry on taxes.”
--Thomas Paine

Risk Taker

“If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.”
--Ray Kroc

Mistaken Identity

“Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.”
--Thomas Sowell

Trend Spotter

“If you are not a trend setter, at least be able to exploit the ones you see.”
--Jeffrey Fry

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Who Rules You?

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”
--Kevin Alfred Strom (misattributed to Voltaire)

Perfect Mission

“Americans are not a perfect people, but we are called to a perfect mission.”
--Andrew Jackson

Spiritual Beings

“We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.”
--Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Love, Hate and Fear

“I used to think love and hate were the two most powerful human emotions, but I was wrong. They are not even within the same galaxy of fear.”
--Unknown

News and Truth

“The news and the truth are not the same thing.”
--Walter Lippmann

Great Citiznes

“The great citizens of a country are not those who bend the knee before authority but rather those who, against authority if need be, are adamant as to the honor and freedom of that country.” 
--Albert Camus

Collective Fear

“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.”
--Bertrand Russell

Tear Out His Tongue

“When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”
--George R.R. Martin

Failure Option

“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”
--Elon Musk

Leaders Find People

“Great leaders are not the best at everything. They find people who are the best at different things and get them all on the same team.”
--Eileen Bistrisky