by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 29, 2024 | Limitless Possibilities, Overcoming Failure, Refusing to Quit
“Don’t listen to those who say, ‘It’s not done that way.’ Maybe it’s not, but you’ll do it anyway. Don’t listen to those who say, ‘You’re taking too big a chance.’ Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, which would surely be rubbed out today.” ...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 15, 2024 | Adversity, Never Give Up, Refusing to Quit
“I feel blessed. I had a 5% chance of survival, and I’m still here. Every day, I have a choice: I can sit on the couch and feel sorry for myself, or I can learn how to dance when the circumstances in my life are trying to drown out the music.” Gary Miracle December...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 23, 2023 | Adversity, Hanging on to Hope, Refusing to Quit
“Adversity is not only intended to refine and define us, but also intended to influence and change the lives of hundreds or even thousands of other people. Our adversity is not just for us, but also for others in our sphere of influence.” ...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jul 17, 2023 | Compassion, Persistence, Refusing to Quit
“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...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 19, 2023 | Chasing Your Dream, Never Lose Heart, Refusing to Quit
“Adversity and struggle are part of baseball. They are part of life. No one is immune. Those who are successful learn to deal with it.” Brian Snitker July 19, 2022 – Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California: Atlanta Braves Manager Brian Snitker leaned...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 15, 2023 | Never Give Up, Perserverance, Refusing to Quit
“I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.” David Livingston 1909 – London, England. When 20-year-old Evie Harris heard 24-year-old Jesse...
