“Be passionate—

Be hardworking—

and don’t ever be afraid

to be great. . .”

—Peter Frates (ALS victim)

“God grant me—The serenity

to accept the things I cannot change—

Courage to change the things I can—

and wisdom to know the difference. . .”

—Reinhold Niebuhr

“A diamond—

is a chunk of coal—

That did well—

under pressure. . .”

—Henry Kissinger

“Greatness—

is the story of

luck, commitment, hard work,

and sacrifice—

  Not talent. . .”

—Nils Salzgeber

“Either you run the day—

—or—

The day runs you. . .”

—Jim Rohn

“We are in the presence

of the honored dead—

We are accountable to them—

and to the generations yet unborn—

for whom they gave their lives. . .”

—Franklin D. Roosevelt (Arlington, Virginia;

November 11, 1941)

“Life is what happens

to us—

While we are making

other plans. . .”

—Allen Saunders

“Don’t waste your time—

in anger—

regrets—

worries, and grudges—

Life is too short—

to be unhappy. . .”

—Roy T. Bennett

“The best preparation—

for tomorrow—

Is doing your best—

today. . .”

—H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“Sometimes—

The good has to end—

    Before the better can begin. . .”

—Jeff Goins