It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which, more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome.

William James

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you’re the easiest person to fool. ~Richard Feynman

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

Dale Carnegie

We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.

Harrison Ford (1942 – ), quoted by Garry Jenkins in ‘Harrison Ford: Imperfect Hero

Half the failures in life arise from pulling in the horse as he is leaping. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827

When the world says, “Give up,”
Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”
~Author Unknown

He who waits upon fortune is never sure of dinner.

Benjamin Franklin

To measure a leader, put a tape around his heart, not his head. – John C. Maxwell

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. – Vince Lombardi

7月４日は米国の独立記念日　ということで、

　“Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free”

Dwight David Eisenhower