“Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.”

— Pat Riley, processional basketball coach, heard from an announcer while watching the NBA Finals

"Smile and the world will smile with you.”

— Unknown, read this in Harvard Business Review

“You can visit pity city, but you cannot live in pity city.”

— Andi Owen, CEO of MillerKnoll, heard this when she gave a speech to employees about how she was cancelling their yearend bonuses (but took a $6.4m bonus herself), comical, but sad

“The most optimistic people have the worst memory.”

— Jimmy Chin, famous skier, climber and mountaineer, heard it while watch the Meru documentary