PERSEVERANCE

"Sure I am that this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond my endurance.  As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us." --Winston Churchill

revised Winston Churchill quote: I am this date and forever more the master of my fate. There is no task that will come before me that is above my strength and endurance. As long as I have faith in my own cause and purpose in life and an unconquerable will to win, succeed and achieve, I will not be denied my victory.

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

"The difference between try and triumph is a little umph." --Unknown

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” -- Calvin Coolidge

OPPORTUNITY

"Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat." --Napoleon Hill

"When the student is ready the teacher will appear." Buddhist Proverb

Open your minds to the teachers that are out there in life ready, willing and able to teach you the lessons life wants to teach you.

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." --Winston Churchill

BEAUTY

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." --Confucius

"Beauty is in the heart of the beholder." --H.G. Wells

"I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. " --Anne Frank

"People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within." --Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. " --Ashley Smith