“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Confucius Early June 1994 – Laurens, Iowa: Frances Straight held the letter as she approached her husband. “Alvin, I’ve got some bad news. Your brother, Henry, has had a serious stroke. June isn’t sure...
My father was right when he said the lessons that I learned on the Heard Elementary School football field would result in success someday.” Andy Andrews August 1971 – Dothan, Alabama: After several of his 6th grade buddies decided to try out for the Heard...
“When you start a thing, don’t quit until you finish it.” Henry Ford Sunday, May 8, 2008 – Camp Taqaddum, Fallujah, Iraq: U.S. Marine Colonel John Folsom, the base commander of the Marine 1st Combat Logistics Battalion, was accustomed to waking up to the sound of...
“There’s an entrepreneur right now who is making excuses about starting a business. There’s no such thing as a good time to start. Get out of your garage, take a chance and start your business.” Kevin Plank 1997 – Washington, D.C.: Kevin Plank’s...
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake somebody.” Henry W. Longfellow March 26, 1969 – New Orleans, Louisiana: Ken Toole, a 31-year-old English professor,...
“I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail, I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult… I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any...
