Give it your all (within reason) Whatever you do, always give your 100%. Unless you're donating blood." -Bill Murray

Stop procrastinating because who knows what tomorrow brings "Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart." —Erma Bombeck

Motivate, rinse, repeat "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing—that's why we recommend it daily." —Zig Ziglar

Don't give up even when the going gets tough "If you're going through hell, keep going." —Winston Churchill

Stop thinking, stop making excuses, and start doing "My advice is not to wait to be struck by an idea. If you're a writer, you sit down and damn well decide to have an idea. That's the way to get an idea." —Andy Rooney

Commit to completing "Do or do not. There is no try." —Yoda, from Star Wars

Great ideas require discipline to carry out "Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye." —Dorothy Parker

Don't have a great idea? Find one. "You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." —Jack London

Walk the walk "A peacock that rests on his tail feathers is just another turkey." —Dolly Parton

Be persistent in the face of challenges "It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get up." —Vince Lombardi

If you don't do it, someone else will "Even if you're on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." —Will Rogers