“Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” –Mark Twain

“Many great ideas have been lost because the people who had them could not stand being laughed at.” –Unknown

“There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” –Aristotle

“Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.” –Tim Ferriss

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”– Henry David Thoreau