It's almost Spring...

"The horizon is out there somewhere, 

and you just keep chasing it, 

looking for it, and working for it." 

~Bob Dole

"...the race is not [always] to the swift,

nor the battle to the strong..."

~Ecclesiastes 9:11

"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight--

it's the size of the fight in the dog."

~General Dwight Eisenhower

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.

The most certain way to succeed 

is always to try just one more time."

~Thomas A. Edison

"The harder the conflict, 

the more glorious the triumph.

What we obtain too cheap,

we esteem too lightly;

it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

I love the man that can smile in trouble, 

that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection.

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink;

but he whose heart is firm,

and whose conscience approves his conduct, 

will pursue his principles unto death."

~Thomas Paine

"The miracle, or the power,

that elevates the few is to be found in their industry,

application, and perseverance 

under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit."

~Mark Twain

"Press on! A better fate awaits thee."

~Victor Hugo