Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Alain Vandenborre – Executive Chairman and Founder of Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX)

“It’s not like you wake up with a genius idea. You connect the dots and realise there’s an opportunity, and then you go for it.”

Maria Bartiromo – American journalist, author, reporter

“My biggest attribute to any success that I have had is hard work. There really is no substitute for working hard.”

Sophocles – Ancient Greek playwright

“Without labour, nothing prospers.”

Vidal Sassoon – British hairstylist and businessman

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

Arianna Huffington – Founder and CEO of Huffington Post, Thrive Global

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time...

Calvin Coolidge – 30th President of the United States

“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.”

Wayne Huizenga – American businessman

“Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.”

Jim Rohn – American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker

“Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”

Dee Hock – Founder of Visa

“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get the old ones out.”

Karen Salmansohn – American author, designer

“What if I told you that 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same? I doubt you’d be happy. So, why...