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

“The best way out is always through.”

“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.”

“Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are.”

“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”

“We cannot expect in the immediate future that all women who seek it will achieve full equality of opportunity. But if women are tostart moving towards that goal, we must believe in ourselves or no one else will believe in us; we must match our aspirations with the competence, courage and determination to succeed.”

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

“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.”

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”

“I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”

“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.”

“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.”

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”

“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.”

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”

“Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”

“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.”

“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”

“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.”

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

“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.”

“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”

“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”

“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.”

“Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.”

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”

“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.”

“Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.”

“Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.”

“Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.”

“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.”