“The question isn’t ‘who is going to let me’—

It’s ‘who is going to stop me. . .'”

—Ayn Rand

“Like alchemy—

Of turning lead into gold—

You can transform anything in your life—

Into a golden opportunity. . .”

—Derek Doepker

“Turn life into lessons—“

—Tom Morkes

“If what you are doing—

—requires no sacrifice at all—

Then you can do more. . .”

—Barack Obama

“Nobody can go back—

—and start a new beginning. . .

But anyone can start today—

—and make a new ending. . .”

—Maria Robinson (via George Van Valkenburg)

“Build your own dreams—

Or someone else will hire you—

To build theirs. . .”

—Farrah Gray

“You can’t finish—

Until you start. . .”

—Chandler Bolt

“Once we let go—

of the things that don’t matter—

We are free to pursue—

all the things that really do matter. . .”

—Joshua Becker

“We ain’t what we oughta’ be—

We ain’t what we want to be—

We ain’t what we gonna be—

But, thank God—

We ain’t what we was. . .”

––Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Run your own race. . .”

—Jeff Goins