“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” ~ Samuel Beckett
“The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run ever faster if encouraged.” ~ Publius Ovidius
“There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.” ~ Joe DiMaggio
“Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.” ~ Frank Tyger
“A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
“A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.” ~ Ayn Rand
“An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity.” ~ Unknown
“Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.” ~ Douglas Macarthur
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” ~ Robert Collier
“That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
“Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.” ~ Napoleon Hill
“What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?” ~ Robert Schuller
“Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.” ~ Charles De Gaulle
“If you’re bored with life — you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things — you don’t have enough goals.” ~ Lou Holtz
“We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.” ~ Hegel
“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.” ~ Mark Twain
“We must train from the inside out. Using our strengths to attack and nullify any weaknesses. It’s not about denying a weakness may exist but about denying its right to persist.” ~ Vince McConnell
“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.” ~ Doug Larson
“There are clubs you can’t belong to, neighborhoods you can’t live in, schools you can’t get into, but the roads are always open.” ~ Nike
”Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” ~ Unknown