“Don’t be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don’t let the bastards get you down.”
– Michael Bloomberg, founder Bloomberg L.P.

“Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.”

– Barbara Corcoran

“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.” 

― Lao Tzu

“There are so many more important things to worry about than how you’re perceived by strangers.”

Dennis Lehane

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”

Mahatma Gandhi

“Sharpen and trust your judgement: learn when spending is a shrewd investment and when it is merely an indulgence.”
Rasheed Ogunlaru

“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has been before.”

—Albert Einstein

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.”

― Eleanor Roosevelt