“How it is isn’t how it has to be; it is simply how it is right now. Your possibilities are as limitless as your dreams.” James Richardson October 5, 1957 – Coalwood, West Virginia: Homer Hickam read about the Russians launching...
“A calling is not some carefully crafted plan. It’s what’s left when the plan goes horribly wrong. It is the thing you can’t not do.” Jeff Goins 1960s – Athens, Alabama: Susie Scott hated her childhood. She grew up on a farm in rural Morgan County,...
“We can either watch life from the sidelines or actively participate. We can let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy stop us or we can get in the game.” Christopher Reeve...
“I’m not that smart, but I know one thing: You are never a failure until you quit, and it’s always too soon to quit. God uses tough times to test our persistence.” Rick Warren Early March 1975 – Los Angeles,...
“People may resist our help, spurn our appeals, and reject our suggestions, but they are powerless against our prayers.” Rick Warren October 9, 1989 – St. Nicholas Church – Leipzig, East Germany: Shortly after 6 p.m. on...
“Trying times are no time to quit trying. The secret of success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.” John Mason May 27, 1936 – Salinas, California: It had been a tough week for John Steinbeck. He tried to be in good humor...
