“Someone will declare, “I am the leader!” and expect everyone to get in line and follow him or her to the gates of heaven or hell. My experience is that it doesn’t happen that way. Others follow you based on the quality of your actions rather than the magnitude of your declarations.” ?Bill Walsh

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” —Frederick Douglass

“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at.” —Jesse Owens

“The best way out is always through.” ?Robert Frost

“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

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” — Mark Twain

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” — Dr. Seuss

“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” — Buddha