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STEVE WATKINS

Inspirational Quotes: Jack Nicklaus, Harry Truman And Others

Read inspirational quotes about optimism, handling defeat and constantly working to improve.

Jack Nicklaus On Effort

Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.
Jack Nicklaus, golfer

Harry Truman On Challenges

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
Harry Truman, 33rd U.S. president

Maya Angelou On Failure

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, the encountering may be the very experience which creates the vitality and the power to endure.
Maya Angelou, poet

Henry Stimson On Trust

The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way you can make a man trustworthy is to trust him, and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him.
Henry Stimson, U.S. secretary of state

Thomas Huxley On Education

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.
Thomas Huxley, biologist

Like These Inspirational Quotes? Get More

Inspirational quotes from leaders in business, finance, the arts and other pursuits can give you the lift you need to achieve more. And just a few words from a great leader can inspire you to look at a problem in a new way. A dose of inspiration may be all you need to see an obstacle as a temporary challenge you simply need to overcome. Investor's Business Daily understands the power of inspiration. And we search for the very best inspirational quotes and make them available to you each week. You'll find how innovative thinking from successful people can help you approach your work in new ways.

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