Theodore Roosevelt
It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing, the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em, Certainly I can ! - and get busy and find out how to do it
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory or defeat.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are !
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The stuff that dreams are made of.
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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.
No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.
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If not us, who, if not now, when ?
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Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
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Fear nothing, for every renewed effort raises all former failures into lessons, all sins into experience.
I'll remember you, honey. You're the one that got away.
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
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In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
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Georgia, love is for the very young.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go, some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
They call me Mister Tibbs !
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
Curse ruthless time ! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it.
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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
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The truth is more important than the facts.
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The best way out is always through.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.
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Hard work pays off.
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
In order to love simply, it is necessary to know how to show love.
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
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Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them ?
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The road to success is always under construction.
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Follow your dreams.