“Do not easily give up—

Rejections are redirections. . .”

—KayCee Smith

“Building new connections

at 65 or 70—

isn’t admitting defeat—

it’s choosing life. . .”

—Farley Ledgerwood

“You may not control

all the events that happen to you—

but you can decide

not to be reduced by them. . .”

—Maya Angelou

“Do not pray

for an easy life—

Pray for the strength

to endure a difficult one. . .”

—Bruce Lee

“Fear

stops production—

and forward motion. . .”

—Tony Robbins

“A poor man

is not the one without a cent—

A poor man

is the one without a dream. . .”

—Henry Ford

“Be brave enough to begin—

Persistent enough to continue—

Humble enough to improve—

and patient enough

to trust the process. . .”

—Roy T. Bennett

“When things go wrong—

don’t go with them. . .”

—Elvis Presley

“How successful you are

is really a function of

how well you deal with failure—

and how much

you learn from it. . .”

—Michael Dell

“The only thing standing

between you and your goal—

is the story you keep telling yourself

as to why you can’t achieve it. . .”

—Leonardo DiCaprio

(“Wolf of Wall Street”)

(role of Jordan Belfort)