“I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.”

– Thomas Alva Edison

“Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.”

– T. Alan Armstrong

“Don’t judge everyone else by your own limited experience.”

– Carl Sagan

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

– Marcus Aurelius

“I don’t think that people accept the fact that life doesn’t make sense. I think it makes people terribly uncomfortable.”

– David Lynch

“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”

– Chinese Proverb

“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.”

– Sam Ewing

“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.”

– Robert H. Schuller

“Determination brings the strength to continue, the steadiness to succeed, and the wisdom to slip past difficulties undisturbed.”

– bkwsu.org