It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. —Herman Melville

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We can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that counts. – Madeleine L’Engle

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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. ― George Washington

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From a public perspective, the Grand National is the biggest race of all, and not to have won it yet is definitely a failure. But there's been a lot of jockeys every bit as good and better than me that haven't won it - John Francome, Peter Scudamore, Jonjo O'Neill, Charlie Swan, to name a few. - Tony McCoy

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The older you get the better you get… unless you’re a banana. – Betty White

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Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before. ― Bonnie Blair

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I just love it when people say I can’t do it, there’s nothing that makes me feel better, because all my life, people have said that I wasn’t going to make it. – Ted Turner

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It's far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far. ― Marilyn Monroe

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When you focus on the good, the good gets better. — Abraham Hicks

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There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind. — C.S. Lewis

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