Favorite Quotes

- "There is no substitute for hard work." - Thomas A. Edison (My favorite quote of all time!)

-It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. ~Albert Einstein

- With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable. ~Thomas Foxwell Buxton

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

-People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them. ~G.B. Shaw, Mrs. Warren's Profession, 1893

-The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't. ~Henry Ward Beecher

-The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places. ~Author Unknown

-When the world says, "Give up,"
Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
~Author Unknown

-Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves. ~Dale Carnegie

-Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain. ~Author Unknown

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

-Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. ~Josh Billings

Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. ~Newt Gingrich

-Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. ~Author Unknown
-Some people dream of success ... while others wake up and work hard at it!