A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.  -- William Shedd

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage.  The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.    -- William Ellery Channing

Unless a  man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.  -- Henry Drummond

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.  -- Anonymous

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.  -- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.  -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Never, never, never give up.  -- Winston Churchill

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality - in your own mind. --Bruce Lee

Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.  -- Anonymous

Most of the important thiings in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.               -- Dale Carnegie

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.  -- Confucius

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.  -- Thomas A. Edison

Patience and perserverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.  A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.             -- John Quincy Adams

Life is a big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.  -- Danny Kaye

There are those that give with joy, and that joy is their reward.  -- Kahlil Gibran

Dreams are renewable.  No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.                     -- Dr. Dale Turner

Happiness is not a destination.  It is a method of life.  -- Burton Hills

Never discourage anyone..who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.  -- Plato

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.  -- Frederick Douglass

Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.  -- Robert Schuller

Use what talent you possess:  the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.  -- Henry Van Dyke

Aim for success, not perfection.  Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.  Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism.  -- Dr. David M. Burns