“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”
— Marie Curie Secondary source“Hitch your wagon to a star.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The absolute truth is that if you don’t know what you want, you won’t get it”
— Andrew S. Grove Primary source“Don’t think to hunt two hares with one dog.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Hope of gain lessens pain.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Nothing is beneath you, if it is in the direction of your life: nothing is great or desirable, if it is off from that.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“The noblest question in the world is, what good may I do in it?”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“You will never reach your destination if you stop to shy [throw] stones at every dog that barks.”
— Winston Churchill Secondary source“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”
— Henry David Thoreau Primary source“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Disputed