Performance

Performance

One`s only rival is one`s own potentialities. One`s only failure is failing to live up to one`s own possibilities. In this sense every man can be a king and must therefore be treated like a king.
Abraham Maslow 1908-1970, American anthropologist

His promises were, as he then was, mighty; But his performance, as he is now, nothing.
William Shakespeare 1564-1616, English dramatist in Henry VIII (1613), act 4, sc. 2

The pretension is nothing; the performance every thing. A good apple is better than an insipid peach.
Leigh Hunt 1784-1859, English poet and essayist

My lifes work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.
Mikhail Gorbachev 1931-, President and transformer of the USSR and Russian political leader

Failure is the foundation of success... success the lurking place of failure.
Lao Tzu c.604BC-531BC, Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
The Dalai Lama

It is no use saying "we are doing our best." You have to succeed in doing what is necessary.
Winston Churchill 1874-1965, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II

After you reach a certain point, money becomes unimportant. What matters is success.
Aristotle Onassis 1906-1970, Greek shipping empire giant who married Jacky Kennedy

We are all failures - at least, all the best of us are.
J.M. Berrie, Engish playwright

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
Peter F. Drucker 1909-, American management guru

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Arthur Schopenhauer 1788-1860, German philosopher

The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.
Jack Welch, former CEO of GE

Do not expect too much of the future, but also do not bother too much about the past.
Chinese proverb

Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men.
Aristotle 384BC-322BC, Greek philosopher and scientist

The superior man is distressed by his lack of ability.
Confucius, Chinese philosopher

The man who starts out going nowhere, generally gets there.
Dale Carnegie 1888-1955, author and pioneer in self-improvement and interpersonal skills