Beware of those who step in the path of your dreams. They only dream to have the ability to take half your steps.

— Suzy Kassem

. . . But it was their relation, and his coming to her like that, openly, so that anyone could see, that discomposed her; for then people said he depended on her, when they must know that of the two he was infinitely the more important, and what she gave the world, in comparison with what he gave, negligible.

— Virginia Woolf

By loving them for more than their abilities we show our children that they are much more than the sum of their accomplishments.

— Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Can anything be called an achievement if it does not simultaneously enhance the life of someone other than the one who has done the achieving?

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

Cassie fumbled helplessly beneath the shade of the ancient oak, still searching for her second shoe. The first had been easy to find, having landed close to where she had kicked it off; and when her hand had finally encountered it, she clutched it to her breast in a gesture of smug triumph. For one brief moment, she felt a twinge of sympathy for the sighted people who would never experience such sweet victory from a task as simple as finding a shoe.

— Melinda Cross

Change words like difficult/impossible/unrealistic to words like challenging/fun/daring/exciting, and then get back to working/playing/competing/winning

— Jamie Valentin

Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzing emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action.....no matter what. So you're afraid? Be afraid. Be scared silly to the point you're trembling and nauseous, but do it anyway!

— Richelle E. Goodrich

Dare to reach beyond the stars.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Divine mission. Divine strength. Divine accomplishment.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Do it badly; do it slowly; do it fearfully; do it any way you have to, but do it.

— Steve Chandler