Excerpt from Great Quotes From Great Leaders by Peggy Anderson

1. “The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826)

2. “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
Henry Ford
(1863-1947)

3. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Mother Teresa
(1910-1997)

4. “If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail.
Winston Churchill
(1874-1965)

5. “As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
Nelson Mandela
(1918 – )

6. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
Vince Lombardi
(1913-1970)

7. “All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles have strengthened me…You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world
for you.

Walt Disney
(1901-1966)

8. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
(1884-1962)

9. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Mahatma Gandhi
(1869-1948)

10. “I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will eventually triumph. And there is purpose and worth to each and every life.
Ronald Reagan
(1911-2004)

11. “Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.
John F. Kennedy
(1917-1963)

12. “Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
Ray Kroc
(1902-1984)

13. “The time is always right to do what is right.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1929-1968)

14. “There are two ways of exerting one’s strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.
Booker T. Washington
(1856-1915)

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