I am indeed a fortunate man and today's hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have I been allowed to live this extra day when others, far better than I, have departed? Is it that they have accomplished their purpose while mine is yet to be achieved? Is this another opportunity for me to become the man I know I can be?

If I persist, if I continue to try, if I continue to charge forward, I will succeed!

The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the beginning; and it is not given to me to know how many steps are necessary in order to reach my goal. Failure I may still encounter at the thousandth step, yet success hides behind the next bend in the road. Never will I know how close it lies unless I turn the corner.

I will persist until I succeed!

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them.

Act now, for now is all you have.

Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.