v  Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

v  Call on God, but row away from the rocks. Hunter Thomas

v  "The world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming it." Helen Keller

v  "People only see what they are prepared to see." – Ralph Waldo Emerson 

v  千里之行，始于足下 A journey of a thousand miles began with a single step

v  I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand

v  "I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens." Woody Allen

v  It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him the fish

v  By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin

v  "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." John Powell

v  No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. Al Gore

v  "If the primary aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever."  Thomas Aquinas

v  "In crises the most daring course is often safest." Henry Kissinger

v  "We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes." John F. Kennedy

v  星星之火可以燎原  A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie