Don't get discouraged; it is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.”

Believe you can and you're halfway there.” Theodore Roosevelt

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”Eleanor Roosevelt

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” — Pablo Neruda

“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.” — Oscar Wilde

“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” — Christopher Reeve

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” — Mark Twain

. “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu

. “I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.” — Anne Frank

I inhale hope with every breath I take. Sharon Kay Penman

“Hope never abandons you, you abandon it.” — George Weinberg

Experience has convinced me that there is a thousand times more goodness, wisdom, and love in the world than men imagine.--Gehles

Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.--Aldous Huxley (Reader's Digest, March 1956)

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.--Oscar Wilde

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.--Oscar Wilde

Experience is that marvelous thing that enable you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.--Franklin P. Jones

Experience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes.--Elbert Hubbard

Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally overtakes you.--Katherine Anne Porter ("St. Augustine and the Bullfight" The Collected Essays and Occasional Writings of Katherine Anne Porter)

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.--Randy Pausch (The Last Lecture)

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.--Dan Stanford

 If you can’t fly, then run, If you can’t run, then walk, If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." - Martin Luther King Jr.

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face...we must do that which we think we cannot."  - Eleanor Roosevelt

Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter." - Francis Chan

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." - Abraham Lincoln

If God is your partner, make your plans BIG!" - D.L. Moody

"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him” - John Piper

You are the only Bible some unbelievers will ever read." - John MacArthur

 God loves each of us as if there were only one of us” - Augustine

.God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile" - Max Lucado

"God will meet you where you are in order to take you where He wants you to go."  - Tony Evans

 "Let God’s promises shine on your problems.” - Corrie ten Boom

. "Christ literally walked in our shoes." - Tim Keller

 "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot

 "Remember who you are. Don’t compromise for anyone, for any reason. You are a child of the Almighty God. Live that truth." - Lysa Terkeurst

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”– Albert Einstein

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”– Babe Ruth

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.” — Seneca

life life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” – (Attributed to various sources)

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”– Soren Kierkegaard

everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.” — Kobe Bryant

 Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.” – Napoleon Hill

If you give up before your goal is reached you’re a quitter. A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.” – Napoleon Hill

“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” – Napoleon Hill

“Plan your work and work your plan.” – Napoleon Hill

“You can think your way into or out of almost any circumstance, good or bad.” – Napoleon Hill

. “A positive mind finds a way it can be done; A negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done.” – Napoleon Hill

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.” – Napoleon Hill

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. -Robert Frost

Love the life you live. Live the life you love. -Bob Marley

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. -Helen Keller

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. -Dr. Seuss

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together. -Charles Dickens

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. -Steve Jobs

Life is trying things to see if they work. -Ray Bradbury

“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”Roy T. Bennett

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”Mary Anne Radmacher

“It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.”Erma Bombeck

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”Anais Nin

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”J.K. Rowling

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”Winston Churchill

“The best way out is always through.”Robert Frost

“The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.”R. G. Ingersoll

“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”Winston Churchill

“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.”James Stephens

 God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies." - Hudson Taylor

 Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.--Jacques Delille (Malheur et Pitié)

For there is no friend like a sister

In calm or stormy weather;

To cheer one on the tedious way,

To fetch one if one goes astray,

To lift one if one totters down,

To strengthen whilst one stands.--Christina Rosetti

A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.--Anonymous

A friend is a lot of things, but a critic he isn't.--Bern Williams

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.--Ralph Waldo Emerson

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?--Kahlil Gibran

Friends are an aid to the young, to guard them from error; to the elderly, to attend to their wants and to supplement their failing power of action; to those in the prime of life, to assist them to noble deeds.--Aristotle

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.--Ed Cunningham

Friends, books, a cheerful heart, and conscience clear are the most choice companions we have here.--William Mather

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil--but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small silly presents every so often--just to save it from drying out completely.--Pam Brown

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.” – Napoleon Hill

“There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service.” – Napoleon Hill

. “The Individual with a negative mental attitude attracts trouble as a magnet attracts steel filings.” – Napoleon Hill

If you don’t know what you want, don’t say you never had a chance.” – Napoleon Hill

“Until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.” – Napoleon Hill

“You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.” – Napoleon Hill

 “No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person’s enemies say about him.” – Napoleon Hill

“It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.” – Napoleon Hill

 “The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.” – Napoleon Hill

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and never the result of selfishness.” – Napoleon Hill

“Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.” – Napoleon Hill

“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others succeed.” – Napoleon Hill

The more you give, the more comes back to you.” – Napoleon Hill

 I inhale hope with every breath I take. Sharon Kay Penman

“Hope never abandons you, you abandon it.” — George Weinberg

“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” — William Faulkner

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” — Anatole France

. “Hope is a​n embrace of the unknown​.” — Rebecca Solnit

However long the night, the dawn will break. African proverb

Hope comes from dreams. Dreams come from ambition. Ambition comes from the unwillingness to accept the facts. Maxime Lagacé

Learn to ask even when you feel weak. Learn to work even if you don’t want to. Learn to hope even when the odds are against you. Maxime Lagacé

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.” — Thomas Carlyle

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.” — E.B. White

“Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.” — Steve Maraboli

When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.” — Pittacus Lore

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.” — Thomas Carlyle

“We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge, both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.” – Napoleon Hill

Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” – Napoleon Hill

. “Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.” – Napoleon Hill

. “One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat!” – Napoleon Hill

Hope is a passion for the possible. Søren Kierkegaard

Every cloud has a silver lining. John Milson Click to tweet

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

“This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I inhale hope with every breath I take.” — Sharon Kay Penman

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” — Epicurus

We need hope, or else we cannot endure.” — Sarah J. Maas

“Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.” — G.K. Chesterton

While there’s life, there’s hope. Marcus Tullius Cicero

 You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” —C.S. Lewis

 “Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.” – Mia Hamm

Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.” –Unknown

“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don’t give up.” —Robert Tew

“Giving up is for rookies.” —Philoctetes

“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” —Helen Keller

“Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose.” – Nancy Kerrigan

“Failure is success in progress.” —Albert Einstein

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” —Samuel Beckett

“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”—Marilyn vos Savant

. “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”—Earl Nightingale

. “It takes a dream to get started, desire to keep going, and determination to finish.” —Eddie Harris, Jr.

“You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” —A. A. Milne

“We can’t retract the decisions we’ve made. We can only affect the decisions we’re going to make from here.” —Nick Rice

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” — Mark Twain

. “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu

. “I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.” — Anne Frank

 Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.” – Joyce Meyer

“Our joy does not have to be based on our circumstances.” – Joyce Meyer

Teachers can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenges.” – Joyce Meyer

. “When you are tempted to give up, your breakthrough is probably just around the corner.” – Joyce Meyer

. “Your emotions are very unstable and should never be the foundation for direction in your life.” – Joyce Meyer

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.” — Benjamin Disraeli

“You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.” — Maya Angelou

Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future. Robert H. Schuller

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill

For every dark night there’s a brighter day. Tupac

Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate. G.K. Chesterton

Only in the darkness can you see the stars. Martin Luther King Jr

Our future is our confidence and self-esteem. Tupac

 “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” —Margaret Thatcher

“Sometimes it takes a good fall to know where you really stand.” —Hayley Williams

“The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.” —Mignon McLaughlin

. “Dear Stress, I would like a divorce. Please understand it is not you, it is me.” —Thomas E. Rojo

 “Today I will not stress over things I can’t control.” —Unknown

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” —Bob Marley

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” —William James

Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it away from you.” —Mark Cuban

It is when we are most lost that we sometimes find our truest friends.” —Brothers Grimm

Everything that’s broken was beautiful at one time. And our mistakes make us better people.” —Jamie Hoang

We all can dance when we find music that we love.” —Giles Andreae

 “Out of difficulties grow miracles.” —Jean de la Bruyere

 Life isn’t finding shelter in the storm. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

―Sherrilyn Kenyon

When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” —Carol Burnett

Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.” —Jack Kornfield

. “The strongest hearts have the most scars.” —Unknown

“Cut yourself some slack. You’re doing better than you think.” —Unknown

 “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” —Banksy

. “If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.” —Chinese proverb

“Don’t let today’s disappointments cast a shadow on tomorrow’s dreams.” —Unknown

  “As believers in Jesus Christ, our work is to believe while God works on our behalf.” – Joyce Meyer

“Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.” – Joyce Meyer

“The great thing about an attitude is that it’s yours and you can change it.” – Joyce Meyer 

 You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are.” – Joyce Meyer

 . “Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!” – Joyce Meyer

 “Instead of judging people, we need to pray.” – Joyce Meyer

“Love gives life purpose and meaning.” – Joyce Meyer

“Good intentions never change anything. They only become a deeper and deeper rut.” – Joyce Meyer

“I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.” – Joyce Meyer

 Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.” – Joel Osteen

 “Do all you can to make your dreams come true.” – Joel Osteen

 “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”

“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”

“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”

. “Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.”

“You can kill the dreamer, but you can’t kill the dream.”

. “I want to be the white man’s brother, not his brother in law.”

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.”

. “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” —Jimmy Dean