A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

Source: The Ayn Rand Letter (1971–1976) Complete Quote: Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal. A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Source: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; You Learn by Living (1960); page 29–30. Complete Sentence: You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” Read More…

No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.

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If you think you can you can, If you think you can’t you’re right.

Note: This quote is misattributed to Mark Twain.

Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.

Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Already Taken.

Source: Anonymous advertising copywriter for Menards chain of hardware stores (2000). Often misattributed to Oscar Wilde.

The lone mountain climber tries to scale impossible heights. The deep-sea diver seeks answers in the ocean’s depths. The athlete wants to better the record every time. What drives people to perform unbelievable feats? All human achievement needs motivation.