“Can you imagine doing something in your life that will be fully satisfying and redeeming for your having tried to do it, whether you succeeded in it or failed, and that, correspondingly, would be fully shameful had you not tried to do it?”

“You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried.”

“You have been given a second chance to start your life over. You can't throw this opportunity away. If you do you will be a colossal fool. If you get the chance to do something and don't do it then you'll simply live with regret. That's a worse situation than trying something daring and maybe not succeeding. At least you tried. Isn't that what you want to show your kids?”

“How do you know you're whether or not you can do something, unless you try?”

“Try your best in everything you do...except if you are trying to make others happy...that is something that only they can do for themselves.”

“Men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.”