By far the most popular thread on Linked In's Lean Six Sigma group is the " What's your favorite motivational quote?" discussion. In honour of returning to work from a summer long weekend in need of motivation, here are some of my picks to keep you going. Enjoy.
In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock" Thomas Jefferson
"If you are not making waves, you are not making headway..."
"Everything works out in the end. If it hasn't worked out, it's not the end."
Daddy, I am hungry...
"Open your mind before you open your wallet"
"Why make a project difficult, when with a little thought and effort, you could make it impossible."
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. – Winston Churchill
A good plan executed violently today is always better than a perfect plan tomorrow. General George S Patton, US Armored Corps Commander WWII
In God we trust, all others bring data...
A Crisis is a terrible thing to waste!
"Change before you have to." - Jack Welch
Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way.
"Not failure, but low aim is the crime." Henry David Thoreau
I never once failed at making a light bulb. I just found out 99 ways not to make one. - EDISON
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in coveralls and looks like work. - Edison
The significant problems we face today can not be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. -- Albert Einstein
The beatings will continue until morale improves.- Anonymous
"If not us who, if not now when? " Robert F. Kennedy's favorite quote
You can get everything you want in this life if you'll just help enough other people get what they want! - Zig Ziglar
"When you're going through hell, keep going!" Winston Churchill
"Pressure makes diamonds" - G. Patton.
"Today better than yesterday, tomorrow better than today".
Ive missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times Ive been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. Ive failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan.
"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."
"Be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi
"A bad system will beat a good person every time." ~W. Edwards Deming
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got." -Michael Drues
"The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse." John Mason
Pull your big girl panties up and move on!
You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
“Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.”
Fortune favours the brave
After the appointment of General Grant President Lincoln was asked; how do you know the right thing to do? He replied; "When met with a problem I always ask myself what is the right thing to do and then I do it.” - Abraham Lincoln
Noone can make you unhappy without your consent.
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier -- Colin Powell
"The ultimate inspiration is the deadline." - Nolan Bushnell
Good is the enemy of Great. If you are willing to settle for good, you will never be great!
"Diligence is the mother of good luck". Benjamin Franklin
"The only people who really want change is wet babies!" - Tanya Cole Harris
Stay tuned for more select quotes for the next long weekend. Hope you all enjoy a great summer!
Greg
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