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“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”

“Well done is better than well said.”

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”

“Do your best with what you have where you are.”

“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.”

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”

“The starting point of all achievement is desire.”

“Do what you can, with what you have and do it now!”

“Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.”

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.”

“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.”

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”

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

“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.”

“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.”

“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.”

“Success ... seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.”

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

“To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty.”

“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”

“Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have.”

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

“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”

“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.”

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.”

“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.”

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

“It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.”

“Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.”

“We are what we do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.”

“I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”

“All success in life, whether material or spiritual, starts with the thoughts that you put into your mind every second of every minute of every day. Your outer world reflects the state of your inner world. By controlling the thoughts that you think and the way you respond to the events of your life, you begin to control your destiny.”