The Life That Is Mine

I have always loved quotes. There are so many simple statements that say so much, so well. Here are just of few of my favorites:

"Be who you are and say what you feel - because people who mind don't matter, and people who matter don't mind."
"Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
"Don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, it was amateurs who built the ark. It was professionals who built the Titanic."
"Obstacles are challenges for winners and excuses for losers."
"You can complain because roses have thorns...or you can rejoice because thorns have roses."
"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."
"If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
"He who asks, is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever."
"If you find a path with no obstacles...it probably doesn't lead anywhere."
"To succceed, you must first improve. To improve, you must first practice. To practice, you must first learn. To learn, you must first fail."
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
"Whether you think you can or think you can't...you're right."
"You can't discover new oceans, unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."
"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a dream. Today is what counts."
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."