Aphorisms: Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

"Believe you can and you’re halfway there."

— Theodore Roosevelt

"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."

— Helen Keller

"In the long run, you make your own luck — good, bad, or indifferent."

— Loretta Lynn

"You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

— A.A. Milne

"It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change."

— Queen Elizabeth II

"Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive."

— Hafez