To him who is determined it remains only to act. – Italian Proverb
The mighty Oak was once a little nut that stood its ground. – Anon.
Dont tell me the skys the limit when there are foosteps on the moon. – Anon.
Ill have a full recovery – thats the utmost physically my body has the ability to heal. Then I will push about 20 percent further, through sheer mental tenacity. If youre not prepared for that, go elsewhere. – Anon.
The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured. – Dean Acheson
There is nothing impossible to him who will try. – Alexander The Great
In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of effort is the measure of the results. – James Allen
To the timid soul, nothing is possible. – John Bach
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. – Roger Bannister
I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you? Nehemiah 6:3 – Bible
So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work. Nehemiah 4:6 – Bible
Practice easing your way along…Do your best; take it as it comes. You can handle anything if you think you can. Just keep your cool and your sense of humor. – Smiley Blanton
One of the saddest lines in the world is, Oh come now – be realistic. The best parts of this world were not fashioned by those who were realistic. They were fashioned by those who dared to look hard at their wishes and gave them horses to ride. – Richard Nelson Bolles
True wisdom for a general is vigorous determination. – Napoleon Bonaparte
The Wright brothers flew through the smoke screen of impossibility. – Dorothea Brande
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins–not through strength but by perseverance. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow. – Les Brown
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve. – Robert Burns
The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, is energy — invincible determination — a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. – Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton
