Words for My Soul

“You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door.”
-Robert Collier (1885-1950); motivational author

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”
-Helen Keller (1880-1968), author, lecturer, activist

“Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.”
-Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924), author, publisher

“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be road blocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
-Michael Jordan (b. 1963), retired professional basketball [...]

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them.  You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.
~ Norman Vincent Peale