Many men fail because they quit too soon. They lose faith when the signs are against them. They do not have the courage to hold on, to keep fighting in spite of that which seems insurmountable. If more of us would strike out and attempt the “impossible,” we very soon would find the truth of that old saw that nothing is impossible. Abolish fear and you can accomplish anything you wish.

Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently does a service to his race.

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies.

Amid the seeming confusion of our mysterious world, individuals are so nicely adjusted to a system, and systems to one another and to a whole, that, by stepping aside for a moment, a man exposes himself to a fearful risk of losing his place forever.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide.

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them, they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will sink out of sight.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave.

It matters not what goal you seek It's secret here reposes; You've got to dig from week to week To get Results and Roses.

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

Have regular hours for work & play; make each day both useful & pleasant and prove you understand the worth of time by employing it well.

One day Alice came to fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. “Which road do I take?” she asked. His response was a question: “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then, “said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.”

There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

Faced with a mountain, I will not quit. I will keep on striving until I climb over it, find a path through it, tunnel under it, or simply stay and turn it into a gold mine.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life.

Against all odds and despite all the obstacles, we are going to make it.

You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.

Football is like life—it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.

Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.

So it is more useful to watch a man in time of peril, and in adversity to discern what kind of man he is; for then at last words of truth are drawn from the depths of his heart, and the mask it torn off, reality remains.

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

What though strength fails? Boldness is certain to win praise. In mighty enterprises, it is enough to have had the determination.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

For what it’s worth: It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.

Who works with all the strength he can Shall never die in debt to man.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

Old age is no place for sissies.

If we all can persevere, if we can in every land and office look beyond our own shores and ambitions, then surely the age will dawn in which the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.