I can't go on. I'll go on.

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"We spend our life, it’s ours, trying to bring together in the same instant a ray of sunshine and a free bench."

- Samuel Beckett

Balance

"Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order."

- Samuel Beckett

Creativity

"We spend our life, it’s ours, trying to bring together in the same instant a ray of sunshine and a free bench"

- Samuel Beckett

Reflection

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."

- Samuel Beckett

Failure

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."

- Samuel Beckett

Failure

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"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