"You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself to be." -Lou Holtz
"What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly." -Lao Tzu
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment" -Jim Rohn
"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." -John Quincy Adams
"What you do matters, but why you do it matters much more." -Unknown
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. One who lives life fully is prepared to die at any time." -Edward Abbey
"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." -Chinese Proverb
"Listen to your instinct, grab the opportunity when it presents itself and then give it your all." -Helen Mirren
"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." -Anna Quindlen