Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor
souls who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
--Theodore Roosevelt

"The one human quality that must be developed is self discipline for success. The will power to force yourself to do what you know you should do when you should do it, whether you like it or not, whether you feel like it or not. Success is tons of discipline."
Brian Tracy

"Patience is never more important than when you are at the edge of losing it."
O. A. Battista

"There are two ways to exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up."
Booker T. Washington

"A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark."
-CHINESE PROVERB

"You have to be brave enough to be yourself"
-Chris Martin

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."
-Henry Ford

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
Unknown

"It's not where you start out but where you end up that matters"

"He who thinks he is a leading but has no followers is only taking a walk."
Unknown

"You only trip over obstacles when you take your eyes off your goal!!!"
Unknown

"Associate with those who help you believe in yourself."
Brooks Robinson

"IF YOU CAN'T OUTSMART PEOPLE, OUTWORK THEM."
Bill Veeck

"REMEMBER,
THEY DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW, TILL THEY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE!"

"When teaching, always remember this simple phrase: 'You hear, you forget. You see, you remember. You do, you understand."
-- Mike Krzyzewski, from the book 'Leading With The Heart' by Mike Krzyzewski

"Nothing is ever as good as it seems and nothing is ever as bad as it seems and somewhere inbetween lies reality" 
-- Casey Stingel

Move Ahead 

When you make the effort to move ahead, all kinds of things will be there to push you back. Move on ahead anyway. When you set 

out to truly make a difference, circumstances and events will often seem to conspire against you. Go ahead and do what it takes to make a difference anyway.

The world will often try to pick a fight with you, but you do not have to fight back. Just move confidently forward.

When life pushes against you, turn that energy around and let it push you forward. Maintain a clear and meaningful sense of direction, and whatever happens to come your way will move you in the direction you've chosen.

Your will to move forward is ultimately stronger than anything that could hold you back. Make it positive, fill it with love, with purpose, and you're already on your way.

-- Ralph Marston