An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change read more

Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them read more

A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them on every side and at every moment; and even obstacles and opposition will but make us "like the fabled specter-ships," which sail the fastest in the very teeth of the wind.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you read more

You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, and you don't branch out, you don't try-you don't take the risk.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy read more

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.