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“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are common sense, hard work, and stick-to-it-iveness.” – Thomas Edison

“Life is entrusted to man as a treasure which must not be squandered, as a talent which must be used well.” – Pope John Paul II

“A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a person perfected without trials.” – Chinese proverb

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” – St. Augustine

“Great achievements involve great risk.  Just live your dream.” – Dalai Lama

“More people are ruined by victory, I imagine, than by defeat.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“It’s where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we are.” – Joyce Carol Oates

“Turn your face to the sun and shadows will only fall behind you.” – Asian proverb

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

“Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions.” – Mark Twain

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” – Paulo Coelho

“Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.” – Jesse Jackson

“When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.” – Walt Disney

“Why aren’t you happy? It’s because 99% of everything you think and say and do is for yourself.” – We Wei Wu

“One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“Early in my life, I learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.” – Malcom X

“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” – Goethe

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali

“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.” – Kurt Cobain

“Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.” – Lao Tzu

“It is imperative to base your life on yourself, to take responsibility for your own happiness.” – Josei Toda

“A meowing cat catches no mice.” – Yiddish proverb

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz

“Make today worth remembering.” – Zig Ziglar

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Be happy, but never satisfied.” – Bruce Lee

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

“You shape your own destiny.” – Chet Atkins

“We all have possibilities we don’t know about. We can do things we don’t even dream we can do.” – Dale Carnegie

“Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford