"Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death."

-- Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

"Failure is only postponed success as long as courage "coaches" ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory."

-- Herbert Kaufman

"Courage to start and willingness to keep everlasting at it are the requisites for success."

-- Alonzo Newton Benn

"There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you."
~ (Maya Angelou)

"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning."

-- J.B. Priestly (1894-1984)

"Listen to your hopes instead of your fears."
~ Michelle Obama

"All high achievers plan their work and work their plan, for they are keenly aware that "luck" is most often being prepared to take advantage of a situation."

-- Unknown