"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anais Nin

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps." - Confucius

"Man's greatness lies in his power of thought." - Blaise Pascal

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." - Francis Bacon

"Life is a progress, and not a station." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith

"A certain amount of opposition is a great help to man. Kites rise against and not with the wind." - John Neal

"Some run swiftly; some creep painfully; all who keep on will reach the goal." - Piyadassi Thera

"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox