Vision

Helen Keller was asked, "What could be worse then being blind?" Helen Keller said, "I can tell you what's worse.. Being able to see but having no vision."

Success is...

“to laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed
social condition;
to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Growth

"Everyone needs someone who is confident enough to let him/her grow. Growing does not mean not making mistakes. Sometimes it is about making lots of mistakes along the way" Elaine A. Ng
"Making mistakes isn’t enough to become great. You must also admit the mistake, and then learn how to turn that mistake into an advantage." Robert Kiyosaki

Memorable Quote From Steve Jobs

"It’s looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something -- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ... Stay hungry. Stay foolish."

— Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.

"That's been one of my mantras -- focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains."

— BusinessWeek interview, May 1998