Paralyze resistance with persistence.

The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.

The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man’s actions are, such must be his spirit.

I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.

Irrevocable commitments that offer loopholes, not bail-out provisions, and no parachute clauses will extract incredible productivity and performance.

Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

There are a thousand excuses for failure but never a good reason.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, Can circumvent or hinder or control. The firm resolve of a determined soul. Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great; All things give way before it, soon or late.

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

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

The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future, too, with hope in it. The desire to be free, awakened my determination to act, to think, and to speak.

Impossible is just an opinion.

Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.

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

The secret of success is conviction and persistence.

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

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.

To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.

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

Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day; it helps. Then, when it gets finished, you are always surprised.