It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. ~Mark Twain

The best way to predict your future is to create it. ~Unknown

Men’s best successes come after their disappointments.  ~Henry Ward Beecher

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. ~Earl of Beaconsfield

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed. ~Richard Brinsley Sheridan

It’s never too late to be who you might have been. ~George Eliot

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Minds are like parachutes—they only function when open. ~Thomas Dewar

Life is an escalator: You can move forward or backward; you cannot remain still. ~Patricia Russell-McCloud

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. ~Zig Ziglar

Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out. ~John Wooden

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.  ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.  ~William Wordsworth

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to. ~Khalil Gibran

If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it. ~Johnathan Winters

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~Dalai Lama

Let go of the past and go for the future. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you imagined. ~Henry David Thoreau

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. ~William Feather

Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. ~ Mark Twain