I tried always to do better: saw always a little further. I tried to stretch myself.

…Kita harus bertindak sesuai dengan nalar kita, dan selanjutnya biarkan Tuhan yang menentukan nilai akhirnya, Kalau kau yakin pada saat ini ingin menjadi pelayan Sang Pencipta kita dengan cara tertentu, maka keyakinan itulah satu-satunya pembimbing...

Sometimes we scratch, claw and climb so hard to conquer a mountain that, once achieved, we cling to its summit much too long and it ultimately instigates our fall. As we dangle by our fingertips...

A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.

Never be discouraged. The fact that you will be a winner at the first attempt is unclear. You don’t get master’s degree after attending school on the first day. You got to endure till you...

She expected a lot of me. When I was in fourth grade working on a book report, she made me start the whole thing over when she read it and said it was barely even...

It saddens me to note that there will always be con artists and charlatans in the world. Men who aim to fool the public by clothing themselves in the robes of experts.

As long as you choose to persist and persevere, one day you would gladly look back and be very proud that you never gave up.

Perseverance is impossible if we don’t permit ourselves to hope.

You must dare, and dare again, and then dare a little bit more, and go on daring.

Few of us would regret the years it takes to complete an education or master a crucial skill. So why complain about the perseverance needed to become a well-balanaced and truly compassionate human being?

I have to keep facing the darkness. If I stand tall and face the thing I fear, I have a chance to conquer it. If I just keep dodging and hiding it will conquer me.

When banana’s don’t work, try a cookie.

You have been called. Know that. Understand that. Imprint it deep in your heart and set out on your mission in whatever way you can, here and now! The world is waiting for you.

Gratitude heals, cleanses and purifies.

Success has no idle hands; affords no legs at rest.

They said that you would never make it, but you did. They said that you would quit, but you persevered and fought through every obstacle that came your way. They said that you didn’t have...

This obsession is a curious thing. Sometimes wonder about the merits of devoting so much of myself to a singular climbing objective. Much of the time it beats me down, leaves me hanging my head...

I will not say, as the beggars at our door used to do, ‘I’ll never ask anything of Him again;’ but, on the contrary, ‘He shall hear oftener from me than ever,’ and I will...

Life is just there, to be made the best of, until it isn’t. And that’s all right, too.

The human spirit is like an elastic band. The more you stretch, the greater your capacity.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.

Perseverance is the enemy of doubt.

If it’s true what is said, that only the wise discover the wise, then it must also be true that the lone wolf symbolizes either the biggest fool on the planet or the biggest Einstein...

The trouble with poetry is it’s often written to the sound of a drum only the poet may hear; nonetheless, blessed are those poets who always manage to find unshakeable pleasure in their own works.

The snow was falling heavily outside. I sat before a blank page for close to ten hours. I refused to get up; instead attempted with great pains to coerce stubborn thoughts from my noodle. Useless...

Like all living things, you were created for unlimited growth and possibilities. Keep growing. Keep changing. Be everything you were meant to be.

It is your duty to save these prospects from that disappointment. Every potential customer, who misses out on what you have to offer, due to your lack of zeal or passion, every prospect who ends...

To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive...

Life keeps throwing me curve balls and I don’t even own a bat. At least my dodging skills are improving.

We fail to prevail with unconverted men because of our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

Anyone can dig a ditch. There’s no way to dig smarter. Or dig faster. Having a baby is like being assigned to dig a ditch. That goes all the way to the horizon.

All you can try to do is be better than you were yesterday, everyday.

You can only kill disappointment with a new try.

Do not turn to prayer only in times of grief, suffering and rage. Make prayer a habit whether you are blissful or sorrowful, serene or upset, clear or confused.

The key to finding your mission lies in listening to your heart and dancing to its beat.

It’s not how we fall. It’s how we get back up again.

Never, never, never give in!

Coach said. “the quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor”.

If you miss your bus, just start walking.

For while the tired waves, vainly breaking, Seem here no painful inch to gain, Far back, through creeks and inlets making, Comes silent, flooding in, the main. And not by eastern windows only, When daylight...

The fatigue of the climb was great but it is interesting to learn once more how much further one can go on one’s second wind. I think that is an important lesson for everyone to...

Tunapaswa kujisikia furaha kuu tunapokumbana na majaribu mbalimbali katika maisha yetu, tukijua kwamba kujaribiwa kwa imani yetu hutufanya wavumilivu na wapiganaji katika Jina la Yesu, na tunapaswa kuruhusu uvumilivu katika maisha yetu kwa sababu Mungu...

True inspiration unfolds itself, not by force or it becomes fake. True intuition is also the ability to be observant.

The strength we find within ourselves gives us endurance and perseverance power.

Falling in love was simple; one had only to yield. Digesting another person, however, and sustaining love, was bloody work, and not a soft job.

Conviction is having the mindset to never doubt your self-understanding

Understand why you are different and how you help, recognise your target market, and give them something they might not even realise they are missing.

Don’t be discouraged when they laugh at your adversity; instead, smile at them, because through persistence, perseverance and faith, you would be laughing at their surprised faces in the future.