One senses that all the Bolsheviks, even those who ended up as cold-blooded autocrats, had been on a journey from idealism to something else, and didn't notice - to mix periods - when the Rubicon was crossed.Tom Stoppard
Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.Honoré de Balzac
Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.Napoleon Hill
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.Napoleon Hill
Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.Napoleon Hill