Do It Once, Do It Right. Get It Over With!

~ Nan, CPA Forum member Begin NOW thinking about how you will rejoin civilized society, but at a much hig her level than you were when you started up this road, because you will have you r CPA license. ~ Nan Exam Quotes On Diligence There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work learn ing from failure. ~ General Colin Powell Colin Powell (1937 ) is a retired four-star general in the US Army and the 65th United States Secretary of State (and the first African American appointed to th is position) serving under President George W. Bush from 2001-2005. Few minds wear out; most rust out. ~ Christian Nextell Bovee

Christian Nextell Bovee (born 1820) was an American author from New York City. M any widely circulated quotes from him comes from his two publications, Thoughts, Feelings, and Fancies, and Intuitions and Summaries of Thought. Strength of mind is exercise, not rest. ~ Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope (1688 1744) was a famous eighteenth century English poet best kno wn for his quotes and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequen tly quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven t planted. ~ David Bly David Bly (1852-) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 25B. Exam Quotes On Persistence Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. ~ Robert Collier Robert Collier (1885 1950) was an author of self help, and New Thought metaphysi cal books in the 20th century. A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practice o n small hills. ~ Anonymous The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. ~ Chinese Proverb ~ Albert Einstei

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Albert Einstein (1879 1955) was a theoretical physicist, philosopher and author who is widely regarded as one of the most influential and best known scientists and intellectuals of all time. He is often regarded as the father of modern phys ics.

Exam Quotes On Taking The Initiative Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafin g; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing. ~ Willia m A. Ward William A. Ward (1921 1994) is one of America s most quoted writers of inspiration al maxims. He is the author of Fountains of Faith. The best way to finish an unpleasant task is to get started. Don t wait. The time will never be just right. ~ Anonymous

~ Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill (1883 1970) was an American author who was one of the earliest pro ducers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result. ~ Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi (1869 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They ma ke mistakes, but they don t quit. ~ Conrad Hilton Conrad Nicholson Hilton was (1887 the Hilton Hotels chain. 1979) was an American hotelier and founder of

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it. ~ Jules Renard Jules Renard (or Pierre-Jules Renard) (1864 1910) was a French author and member of the Acadmie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de Carotte (Carrot Top) and Les Histoires Naturelles (Natural Histories). Procrastination is the thief of time. ~ Edward Young Edward Young (1681 . 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night Thoughts

Try not. Do or do not, there is no try. Yoda is the Jedi Master in Star Wars.

~ Yoda

If you don t go after what you want, you ll never have it. If you don t ask, the answer is always no. If you don t step forward, you re always in the same place. ~ Nora Rob erts Nora Roberts (b. Eleanor Marie Robertson) (1950 ) is a bestselling American auth or of more than 165 romance novels, and she writes as J.D. Robb for the In Death s eries. She also has written under the pseudonym Jill March, and some of her work s were published in the UK as Sarah Hardesty. Exam Quotes On Facing Challenges I m not telling you it is going to be easy rt Williams I m telling you it s going to be worth it ~ A

Arthur T. Williams (1939 .

) is a former professional basketball player in America

The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret ~ Leo Bascaglia Felice Leonardo Leo Buscaglia (a.k.a Dr Love ) (1924 1998) was an author and motivat ional speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the Uni versity of Southern California. Tough times never last, but tough people do. ~ Robert H. Schuller

Robert Harold Schuller (1926 ), is an American televangelist, pastor, and author known around the world through the weekly Hour of Power television broadcast th at he founded in 1970. Doubt whom you will, but never doubt yourself. ~ Christian Nestell Bovee

Christian Nestell Bovee (born 1820) was an American author from New York City. M any widely circulated quotes from him comes from his two publications, Thoughts, Feelings, and Fancies, and Intuitions and Summaries of Thought. Exam Quotes On Learning From Failures When I was young I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times more work. ~ Bernard Shaw Bernard Shaw (George Bernard Shaw) (1856 1950) was a talented Irish playwright o f more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings deal sternly with prevailing socia l problems, but have a vein of comedy to make their stark themes more palatable. Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you re going t o do now and do it. ~ William Durant William Durant (1861 Motors Corporation. 1947) was a pioneering industrialist and founder of General

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now a nd make a brand new ending. ~ Carl Bard Carl Bard (1907-1978) was a Scottish Theologian Religious Writer Broadcaster. You re never a loser til you quit trying. ~ Anonymous Many of life s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to succe ss when they gave up. ~ Thomas Edison Thomas Edison (1847 1931) was an American inventor, scientist and businessman wh o developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, includin g the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical elect ric light bulb. The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will m ake one. ~ Elbert Hubbard Elbert Hubbard (1856 1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philos opher. He was an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement and is, pe

rhaps, most famous for his essay A Message to Garcia. Never give in. Never. Never. Never. Never. ~ Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. On Living A Fruitful Life Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. it s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it s when you ve had everything to do and you ve done it. ~ Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (1925 ) served as Prime Minister of t he United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 19 75 to 1990. She is the only woman to have held either post Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is for you. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 1882) was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid 19th cent ury. His teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the m id 1800s. We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. ~ Max DePree Max DePree is an American writer. A son of D.J. DePree, founder of Herman Miller office furniture company, he and his brother Hugh DePree assumed leadership of the company the early 1960s. He succeeded his brother Hugh as CEO in the mid-198 0s and served in that capacity to 1990. His book Leadership is an Art has sold m ore than 800,000 copies. In 1992 Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ma Gandhi ~ Mahat

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. If you love what you do, you will never work another day in your life. ~ Confucius

Confucius (551 BC 479 BC) was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose te achings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Viet namese thought and life. Learn something new every day under the sun. You will never get old if you do. is Bey ~Lo

If we did all the things we were capable of doing, we would literally astound our selves. ~ Thomas Edison Thomas Edison (1847 1931) was an American inventor, scientist and businessman wh o developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, includin g the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical elect ric light bulb.