The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this—decide what you want.

— Ben Stein

In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.

— Robert Heinlein

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.

— Abraham Lincoln

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

— Buddha

The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the walls of our own homes.

— Harold B. Lee