I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you could n't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that 's just the place and time that the tide'll turn.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.
You see, this people [Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, etc.] simply believed that God existed in the situation they were faced with, and they trusted Him rather than themselves. The result? God said, "That pleases Me." They were men and women just like you and I, which is the most encouraging part of all. We don't find golden haloes, or perfect backgrounds, or sinless lives, we just find people. People who failed, who struggled, who doubted, who experienced hard times and low times in which their faith was eclipsed by doubt. But their lives were basically characterized by faith.
You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
After twenty years and thirty stories, thirteen pieces were finally selected and the collection was born. So far, the blurbs from [authors] Maxine Hong Kingston, Gish Jen, Robert Olen Butler, Oscar Hijuelos and others, have been most encouraging.
The most encouraging trend of our time is the widespread loss of faith in government. No longer do people look to the government as the great problem solver, economic planner, social unifier, or cultural czar. The government is more likely to be seen for what it is, a haven for grafters, liars, and would-be tyrants. Americans, like the Russians, no longer believe anything until it is officially denied.
The most encouraging sign is that 71 percent of the public believe the system is profoundly corrupted by the power of money. Ninety-six percent of the people believe it's "important" that we reduce the influence of money. Yet 91 percent think it's "not likely" that its influence will be lessened. Think about that: People know what's right to do yet don't think it can or will be done.
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