Just Keep Going to Succeed

“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.”

George Allen (1918-1990); American football coach

Fail to succeed

“I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot...and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed.”

Michael Jordan (born 1963); retired professional basketball player, businessman

Become Rich!

“No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.”

Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887); clergyman, social reformer

Successful Mistakes

“Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.”

——Al Bernstein; American sportscaster, writer, stage performer, recording artist, and speaker

Do What You Think You Can't

“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.”

—Oprah Winfrey
(1954-); Television Host, Actress, Philanthopist

Be Tenacious

“Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.”

--Unknown