by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 17, 2024 | Determination Despite the Odds, Limitless Possibilities, Never Quit
“My mother and father taught me to count my blessings, to focus on the things I had, not those I didn’t have. After feeling sorry for myself for years, I finally learned to count.” Nick Vujicic 1997 – Melbourne, Australia: At 16, Nick Vujicic...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Feb 26, 2024 | Never Give Up, Never Quit, Overcoming Adversity
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” Margaret Thatcher September 13, 1953 – Newport, Rhode Island: Newspapers dubbed it the wedding of the century. A photo of the newlyweds ran on the front page of the New York Times. Jacqueline Bouvier, a...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 22, 2024 | Chasing Your Dream, Long Shots, Never Quit
“A champion is simply someone who did not give up when they wanted to.” Tom Landry 1989 – Nashville, Tennessee: Alan came home from his gig at the bar later than usual. Denise had waited up for him. He was discouraged. Despite his efforts to have family and friends...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 25, 2023 | Courage, Never Give Up, Never Quit
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” Mary Anne Radmacher November 12, 2022 – Ohio Stadium – Ohio State University: An insignificant 4th quarter...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 23, 2023 | Determination Despite the Odds, Never Give Up, Never Quit
“Never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large, or petty, never give in, except to convictions of honor or good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” Winston Churchill ...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 5, 2022 | Adversity, Never Quit, Refusing to Quit
“He who follows the feathered inhabitants of the forest and plains, however rough or tangled the paths may be, seldom fails to obtain the objects of his pursuit – provided he be possessed of due enthusiasm and perseverance.” John James Audubon 1824 – Mill Grove,...
