Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

Arnold Palmer

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

John Ruskin

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one."-—C. S. Lewis

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.--Samuel Butler

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.--John Evelyn

Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.--Woodrow Wilson

The thief had nails through both hands, so that he could not work; and a nail through each foot, so that he could not run errands for the Lord; he could not lift a hand or a foot toward his salvation, and yet Christ offered him the gift of God; and he took it. Christ threw him a passport, and took him into Paradise.

Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our “accepting” and “willing” are reactions rather than actions

Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” Walt Whitman

Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” Jodi Picoult

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” —Tony Robbins

“Say something positive, and you’ll see something positive.” —Jim Thompson

“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” —Earl Nightingale

Train your mind to see the good in every situation.” —Unknown

“  “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” —John F. Kennedy

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop

Most people are nice when you finally see them.” —Harper Lee

When you are imagining, you might as well imagine something worth while.” —Lucy Maud Montgomery

“Even if I don’t reach all my goals, I’ve gone higher than I would have if I hadn’t set any.Danielle Fotopoulis

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” —Omar Khyyam

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” —William Shakespeare

Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” —Unknown

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” —Robin Williams

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” —Lao Tzu

“Some men see things as they are and say why—I dream things that never were and say why not.” —George Bernard Shaw

“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” —Anne Frank

“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.” Rosa Parks

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” —H.Jackson Brown Jr

Sometimes, when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.” 

What you already have is priceless.

In order to succeed, you must first believe that you can.

Well begun is half done.

If an opportunity does not knock, build a door.” Melton Berle

We all are special we just need to find our specialty.

You are never too old to set another goal or dream another dream.

With will, one can achieve anything.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs

“There is only one way to avoid criticism. Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” Aristotle

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Abraham Lincoln

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” Napoleon Hill

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Everything is difficult before it is easy.

“Staying positive does not mean everything will turn out okay. Rather, it means you will be okay no matter how things turn out.” —Unknown

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” ― William W. Purkey

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”― Neil Gaiman