Destiny is not a 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.
- William Jennings Bryan

He is a man of sense who does not grieve for what he has not, but rejoices in what he has.


- Epictetus

Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference.
- Nolan Bushnell

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
- Malcolm Forbes

Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead.
- Louisa May Alcott

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


- Herbert Kaufman

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
- Thomas Jefferson