If the word 'challenge did not exist, neither would 'success'! Conquer challenges one by one; if defeated, bounce back on your feet.

If the first job one has in a given profession acts as a tuning fork for the career that follows, Frederick Thomas was attuned from the start to a pitch of the highest quality.

I really don't consider this a defeat because I am skating better and better every race.

There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

It's tough, but I knew what I was getting myself into before I took the challenge. I'm happy that I didn't back down from the challenge of trying to chase my dreams and goals.

Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.