Perception

Dare to be wrong, and to dream. - Friedrich von Schiller

He that lives upon hope will die fasting. - Benjamin Franklin

Success is due less to ability than to zeal. - Charles Buxton

Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic. - Norman Cousins

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last. - Oscar Wilde

If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks. - Francois Rabelais

Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm. - John Muir

Hope - is not a feeling; it is something you do. - Katherine Paterson

I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill. - Edward Appleton

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. - Truman Capote

Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it. - Albert Camus

Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. - Samuel Johnson

Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life. - Janine di Giovanni

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. - C S Lewis

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. - James Dean

Passion and prejudice govern the world, only under the name of reason. - John Wesley

Don't ever perceive other people's success as your own failure. - Rob Liano

If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can. - Billy Idol

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time. - Arnold H Glasow

Inspiration at its best means breath, and only too frequently means wind. - G K Chesterton

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. - Walter Elliott

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. - Bill Bradley

If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. - Vince Lombardi

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. - William Feather

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. - Jane Austen

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. - Scott Adams

Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success. - Unknown

Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself. - Theodore T. Hunger

In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing. - Robert Ingersoll

Without the will, marriage is a mockery; without the emotion, it is a drudgery. You need both. - Ravi Zacharias

Be humble enough to admit you're not perfect, but determined enough to strive to be perfect. - Unknown

Words can inspire, thoughts can provoke, but only action truly brings you closer to your dreams. - Brad Sugars

Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change. - Bertrand Russell

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. - George Lois

Having a specific meaning and purpose in your life helps to encourage you towards living a fulfilling and inspired life. - Vic Johnson

I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with. - Sonia Sotomayor

Every person on this earth is full of great possibilities that can be realized through imagination, effort, and perseverance. - Scott B Kaufman

The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; and third, common sense. - Thomas Edison

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing. - William Arthur Ward

Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation. - John Wooden