"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed no hope at all."

--Dale Carnegie

"Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance."

--Samuel Johnson

"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop."

--Confucius

"Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

--Joshua J. Marine

"Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not."

--Virgil Garnett Thomson

"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of being."

--John Wooden