Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

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"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it."

- James A. Michener

Awareness

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home."

- James A. Michener

Belief

"If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life."

- James A. Michener

Self-awareness

"Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them."

- James A. Michener

Achievement

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"You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction."

- George Lorimer

Determination

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."

- Amelia Earhart

Determination

"When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone."

- Melissa McCarthy

Determination

"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."

- Walt Disney

Determination

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

- Theodore Roosevelt

Determination