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If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?
If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?
 Every single life only becomes great when the individual sets upon a
goal or goals which they really believe in, read more 
 Every single life only becomes great when the individual sets upon a
goal or goals which they really believe in, which they can really commit
themselves to, which they can put their whole heart and soul into. 
 People travel and wonder at the heights of mountains, at
the huge waves of the seas, at the long course read more 
 People travel and wonder at the heights of mountains, at
the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of
rivers, at the vast compass of the oceans, at the circular motion of the
stars, and they pass themselves without even wondering. 
It is not necessary to hope in order to understand, nor to succeed in order to persevere.
It is not necessary to hope in order to understand, nor to succeed in order to persevere.
 Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It
may get tough, but it's a small price to pay read more 
 Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It
may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream. 
Given a big enough why people can bear almost any how.
Given a big enough why people can bear almost any how.
Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.
Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.
 It takes only one other person to say it's so—one other point of
reality—to make something real.  
 It takes only one other person to say it's so—one other point of
reality—to make something real. 
It's easier to get rich than it is to explain not getting rich.
It's easier to get rich than it is to explain not getting rich.