The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Courage begins the difficult deed, but fortune governs its outcome.

-- Democritus

Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.

-- Sara Blakely

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

-- Walt Disney

Fearlessness is not the absence of fear. It's the mastery of fear.

-- Arianna Huffington

Short selling is intellectually much harder than going long. You need to have a thesis, and you also need the courage to stick with it when things go against you.

-- David Einhorn

To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are avidly buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest ultimate rewards.

-- John Templeton