It's only a holy grail as long as you don't find it.

It's only a holy grail as long as you don't find it.

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier read more

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

For thine own purpose, thou hast sent
The strife and the discouragement!

So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse
Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,
Yet gives not o'er read more

So Satan, whom repulse upon repulse
Met ever, and to shameful silence brought,
Yet gives not o'er though desperate of success.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired.

It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a read more

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.

I am tied to the stake, and I must stand the course.