"I am not discouraged because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." ~Thomas Alva Edison
"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." ~Colin Powell
"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe." ~Gail Devers
"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." ~Og Mandino
"When someone tells me 'no,' it doesn't mean I can't do it; it simply I can't do it with them." ~Karen E. Quiones Miller
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will." ~Vince Lombardi
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." ~Beverly Sills
"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take it's place. If I quit, however, it will last forever. That surrender, even the smallest act of giving up, stays with me. So when I feel like quitting, I ask myself, which would I rather live with?" ~Lance Armstrong
