“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.”
"I’d always thought the father/daughter thing was overstated. But I can tell you, sometimes, she looks at me and I just become a puddle."
- Randy Pausch
Love
"Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up."
- Randy Pausch
Motivation
"It’s not about the cards you’re dealt, but how you play the hand."
- Randy Pausch
Motivation
"An injured lion still wants to roar."
- Randy Pausch
Resilience
"It's not about the cards you're dealt, but how you play the hand."
- Randy Pausch
Resilience
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence