Do It Once, Do It Right. Get It Over With!

~ Nan, CPA Forum member

Begin NOW thinking about how you will rejoin civilized society, but at a much higher level than
you were when you started up this road, because you will have your CPA license. ~ Nan

Exam Quotes On Diligence

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work learning from failure. ~
General Colin Powell
Colin Powell (1937 ) is a retired four-star general in the US Army and the 65th United States
Secretary of State (and the first African American appointed to this position) serving under
President George W. Bush from 2001-2005.
Few minds wear out; most rust out. ~ Christian Nextell Bovee
Christian Nextell Bovee (born 1820) was an American author from New York City. Many widely
circulated quotes from him comes from his two publications, Thoughts, Feelings, and Fancies, and
Intuitions and Summaries of Thought.
Strength of mind is exercise, not rest. ~ Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope (1688 1744) was a famous eighteenth century English poet best known for his
quotes and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson.
Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you havent planted. ~ David
Bly
David Bly (1852-) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of
Representatives representing District 25B.

Exam Quotes On Persistence

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. ~
Robert Collier
Robert Collier (1885 1950) was an author of self help, and New
Thought metaphysical books in the 20th century.

A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practice on small hills. ~
Anonymous
The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. ~ Chinese Proverb
Its not that Im so smart, its just that I stay with problems longer. ~
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (1879 1955) was a theoretical physicist,
philosopher and author who is widely regarded as one of the most
influential and best known scientists and intellectuals of all time. He
is often regarded as the father of modern physics.

Exam Quotes On Taking The Initiative

Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while
others are playing; and dream while others are wishing. ~ William A. Ward
William A. Ward (1921 1994) is one of Americas most quoted writers of inspirational maxims.
He is the author of Fountains of Faith.
The best way to finish an unpleasant task is to get started. ~ Anonymous

Dont wait. The time will never be just right. ~

Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill (1883 1970) was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of
the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is
one of the best-selling books of all time.
You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.
~ Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during
the Indian independence movement.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make
mistakes, but they dont quit. ~ Conrad Hilton
Conrad Nicholson Hilton was (1887 1979) was an American hotelier and founder of the Hilton
Hotels chain.
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But
you have to take action to get it. ~ Jules Renard
Jules Renard (or Pierre-Jules Renard) (1864 1910) was a French author and member of the
Acadmie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de Carotte (Carrot Top) and Les Histoires
Naturelles (Natural Histories).

Procrastination is the thief of time. ~ Edward Young

Edward Young (1681 1765) was an English poet, best
remembered for Night Thoughts.

Try not. Do or do not, there is no try. ~ Yoda

Yoda isthe Jedi Master in Star Wars.
If you dont go after what you want, youll never have it. If you dont ask, the answer is always no. If
you dont step forward, youre always in the same place. ~ Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts (b. Eleanor Marie Robertson) (1950 ) is a bestselling American author of more
than 165 romance novels, and she writes as J.D. Robb for the In Death series. She also has
written under the pseudonym Jill March, and some of her works were published in the UK as
Sarah Hardesty.

Exam Quotes On Facing Challenges

Im not telling you it is going to be easy Im telling you its going to be worth it ~ Art Williams
Arthur T. Williams (1939 ) is a former professional basketball player in America.

The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret ~ Leo Bascaglia
Felice Leonardo Leo Buscaglia (a.k.a Dr Love) (1924 1998) was an author and
motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of
Southern California.
Tough times never last, but tough people do. ~ Robert H.
Schuller
Robert Harold Schuller (1926 ), is an American
televangelist, pastor, and author known around the world
through the weekly Hour of Power television broadcast that he
founded in 1970.
Doubt whom you will, but never doubt yourself. ~ Christian Nestell Bovee
Christian Nestell Bovee (born 1820) was an American author from New York City. Many widely
circulated quotes from him comes from his two publications, Thoughts, Feelings, and Fancies, and
Intuitions and Summaries of Thought.

Exam Quotes On Learning From Failures

When I was young I observed that nine out of ten
things I did were failures, so I did ten times more
work. ~ Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw (George Bernard Shaw) (1856 1950) was a talented Irish playwright of more than
60 plays. Nearly all his writings deal sternly with prevailing social problems, but have a vein of
comedy to make their stark themes more palatable.
Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what youre going to do now and do
it. ~ William Durant
William Durant (1861 1947) was a pioneering industrialist and founder of General Motors
Corporation.

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a
brand new ending. ~ Carl Bard
Carl Bard (1907-1978) was a Scottish Theologian Religious Writer Broadcaster.
Youre never a loser til you quit trying. ~ Anonymous
Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they
gave up. ~ Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison (1847 1931) was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who
developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph,
the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually
fearing you will make one. ~ Elbert Hubbard
Elbert Hubbard (1856 1915) was an American writer,
publisher, artist, and philosopher. He was an influential exponent
of the Arts and Crafts movement and is, perhaps, most famous
for his essay A Message to Garcia.
Never give in. Never. Never. Never. Never. ~ Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for
his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister from 1940
to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

Exam Quotes On Living A Fruitful Life

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. its not a day when you lounge around
doing nothing; its when youve had everything to do and youve done it. ~ Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (1925 ) served as Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the
only woman to have held either post
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is for you. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 1882) was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet, best
remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid 19th century. His teachings
directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid 1800s.
We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. ~ Max DePree
Max DePree is an American writer. A son of D.J. DePree, founder of Herman Miller office furniture
company, he and his brother Hugh DePree assumed leadership of the company the early 1960s.
He succeeded his brother Hugh as CEO in the mid-1980s and served in that capacity to 1990. His
book Leadership is an Art has sold more than 800,000 copies. In 1992
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi (1869 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during
the Indian independence movement.

If you love what you do, you will never work another day in your life. ~
Confucius
Confucius (551 BC 479 BC) was a Chinese thinker and social
philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced
Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese thought and life.

Learn something new every day under the sun. You will never get old if you do. ~Lois Bey
If we did all the things we were capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. ~ Thomas
Edison
Thomas Edison (1847 1931) was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who
developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph,
the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.