“Falling down is an accident—

Staying down—

is a choice. . .”

—Lacey Smith (Elle Doyenne)

“I have not failed—

I’ve just found 10,000 ways

that won’t work. . .”

—Thomas A. Edison

“True skill is built

  when you push yourself—

just past the place

    you think you can go. . .”

—Jeff Goins

“No matter what—

Don’t give up—

Stay consistent—

Stop waiting—

Just do it. . .”

—Bryan Acosta

“To know—

and not to do—

—is—

  Not to know. . .”

—Stephen Covey

“We all have a choice—

on how we react to everything—

We can choose to react

in a way that propels us forward—

or holds us back. . .”

—Sara Blakely

“I am the sum total

of all the things I have done—

This one thing

doesn’t represent me—

and I will strive to be better. . .”

—Arthur Markman

“In the depth of winter—

I finally learned—

that there was in me—

An invincible summer. . .”

—Albert Camus

“Eighty percent of success is—

Showing up. . .”

—Woody Allen

“The secret of happiness is—

Freedom—

The secret of freedom is—

Courage. . .”

—Thucydides