“ Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
(via viviankim)
this guy is awesome, duh
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It always seems impossible until it’s done
(via @krutal)
— Nelson Mandela
“ And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
— Abraham Lincoln (hat tip to Hiten)
“ Letting go is a Catch-22. You don’t want to let go until you have something new to cling to, but you can’t discover the new thing until you let go. In between, you must cross a mystery zone. Eventually you get to the point where you can’t stand the feeling of things not adding up for one more minute. That’s when you take a leap of faith, and the questions start to feel more important than the answers. You’re in a new place. The bad news: There are no maps. The good news? You are the mapmaker.
“ The only way to make a genuine breakthrough is to pursue a vision with a single-minded determination in the face of criticism.
— James Dyson via kareem
“ Pessimism never won any battle.
— Dwight Eisenhower
“ Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.
— Helen Keller
