"God gives every bird its food, but he doesn't throw it in the nest."
J.G. Holland

"Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead."
Roger Bannister (After becoming the first person to break the 4 minute mile in 1952.)

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordon

"Somebody just gave me a shower radio. Thanks alot. Do you really want music in the shower? I guess there's no better place to dance than a slick surface next to a glass door."
Jerry Seinfield

Success
To laugh often and much.
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children.
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends.
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others.
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition.
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson