This document provides a collection of motivational quotes about self-development from notable figures such as Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Eric Knotts, Anne Tyler, Conrad Hilton, George Lucas, Aristotle, Franklin Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi, and Elbert Hubbard. The quotes touch on themes of seeing opportunities in difficulties, the importance of preparation meeting opportunity, taking action over quitting, imagining dreams before achieving them, excellence being a habit not an act, finding happiness in achievement and creativity, willpower being the source of strength, and the meaning of true friendship.