Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed pay the price and it is yours. – Orison Swett Marden

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole. – Bernard Law Montgomery

I think you can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances. – Lee Ann Womack