The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are, first, hard work second, stick-to-itiveness third, common sense

I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, theres a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up.... and handle it

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

Success is that old ABC -- ability, breaks, and courage

If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage

We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage. For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty let us live in the harness, striving mightily let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out

What is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the intent behind the words. When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through. We cannot sugarcoat the feelings in our heart of hearts. The emotion is the energy that motivates. We cannot ignore what we really want to create. We should be honest and do it the way we feel it. What we owe to ourselves and everyone around is to examine the reasons of our true intent. My intent will be evident in the results

Never, never listen to anybody that tries to discourage you