Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15. ― Ronald Reagan

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Don't waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions... Do your thing and don't care if they like it.

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Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal? They do not. They simply dig – Cheryl Strayed

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I do not allow myself to be overcome by hopelessness, no matter how tough the situation. I believe that if you just do your little bit without thinking of the bigness of what you stand against, if you turn to the enlargement of your own capacities, just that itself creates new potential.

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Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That's one reason old men can send them to war.

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You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

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I've always believed that anyone can achieve their dreams, regardless. I've always had this attitude about no excuses. A belief that I can go on and do what I need to do. To go on, to succeed, regardless. _ Kyle Maynard

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For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed? ― bell hooks

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If I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it. ― Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Endurance is patience concentrated.

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