Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the read more

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy read more

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on read more

Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.

To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.

To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.

Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is read more

Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.

The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

The greater difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you’ll find is that you can overcome anything.

Challenge yourself with something you know you could never do, and what you’ll find is that you can overcome anything.

We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that goal will serve to measure read more

We choose to go...not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard, because that goal will serve to measure and organize the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win.