"Great quotations inspire and call for action! Clear, concise, penetrating and easily remembered, they effectively capture and communicate life's most important values, concepts, messages and success principles."

-Dan Nielsen


“From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of others... for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.”

- Albert Einstein


“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places.”

- Author Unknown


“The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.”

- Ethel Percy Andrus


“The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.”

- William James


“A compliment is verbal sunshine.”

- Robert Orben


“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.”

- John Lubbock


”What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson


'It just takes one idea to live like a king for the rest of your life.”

- Ross Perot


”If you can tell me who your heroes are, I can tell you how you're going to turn out in life.”

- Warren Buffet


”If you don't have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true?”

- 'Happy Talk' from South Pacific


”If you haven't found something worth dying for, you're not fit to live.”

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


”If you want to get to the top, you must first get off your bottom.”

- Khan Wong

“Dan is the consummate observer of nature and people.  His ability to reflect on what he sees going on in the environment is a tribute to his insight and perspective.  I always look forward to reading his "Tips for Success" because they can be applied to ones professional and personal life through the encounters we experience each day.  His words of wisdom are provocative and inspiring.”

- Jerry Nye / Healthcare Executive

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