Quote Mecca

“Take a lesson from the mosquito. She never waits for an opening — she makes one.”

~ Kirk Kirkpatrick

“Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same — and most mothers kiss and scold together.”

~ Pearl S. Buck

“A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it’s too late to let her know he sees it. “

~ William Dean Howells

“If your dream is a big dream, and if you want your life to work on the high level that you say you do, there’s no way around doing the work it takes to get you there.”

~ Joyce Chapman

“Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

~ John W. Gardner

“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.”

~ Andrew Carnegie

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

Michael Jordan
Professional Basketball Player

“Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose. Everyone has bad stretches and real successes. Either way, you have to be careful not to lose your confidence or get too confident.”

~ Nancy Kerrigan

“If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just to finish the race — it’s up to you.”

~ Dave Scott

“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision.”

~ Muhammad Ali