The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything 

—  Theodore Roosevelt

Never regret. If it’s good‚ it’s wonderful. If it’s bad‚ it’s experience 

—  Victoria Holt

I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature 

— J D Rockefeller

Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes 

— Benjamin Disraeli

There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full 

—  Henry Kissinger

Opportunity...often it comes in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat 

— Napoleon Hill

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can 

— Thomas Carlyle

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing 

—  John Powell

Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want 

— Anonymous

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom 

— Bertrand Russell

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us 

— Oliver Wendell Holmes

There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way 

— Christopher Morley

Always do your best. What you plant now‚ you will harvest later  

— Og Mandino

I have lived a long life and had many troubles, most of which never happened 

— Mark Twain

When the best things are not possible, the best may be made of those that are 

— Richard Hooker

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist‚ that is all 

—  Oscar Wilde

This world is but a canvas to our imagination 

— Henry David Thoreau

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about 

—  John Demartini

Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself 

— Anonymous