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MICHAEL MINK

Inspirational Quotes: Lynn Swann, Bill Sharman And Others

Read inspirational quotes about finding motivation, taking chances and living for the moment.

Lynn Swann On Continual Improvement

I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm and timing.

Lynn Swann, NFL champion 

Bill Sharman On Being In The Moment

I believe the motivation talk I gave my players that achieved the best results was ... that today's performance could be the most important of their life. Yesterday's performance was already history. Tomorrow really never comes, so today's performance is what really counts.
Bill Sharman, Hall of Fame basketball coach

Jeff Bezos On Boldness

Failure and invention are inseparable twins. To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it's going to work, it's not an experiment.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder

Cheri Huber On Acceptance

When you stop comparing what is right here and now with what you wish were, you can begin to enjoy what is.
Cheri Huber, Zen teacher

Mary Parker Follet On Possibilities

We should never allow ourselves to be bullied by an either-or. There is often the possibility of something better than either of these two alternatives.
Mary Parker Follett, management consultant

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