"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." - Maya Angelou

"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." - Harvey Fierstein

"Trying times are not the times to stop trying." - Ray Owen

"Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals." - Jim Rohn

"The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes." - Benjamin Disraeli

“Every story of conversion is a story of blessed defeat.” 

~ C. S. Lewis

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.–Walt Disney