"Life is like playing cards, its not getting the right card but playing it right" --Anonymous

"Luck favors only the prepared person" --Anonymous

"Let us not try to be the best or the worst of others, but let us make the effort to be the best of ourselves" --Marcus Gravey

"In this world talent is cheap, but dedication is rare" --Michelangelo

"Never mistake activity for achievement" --John Wooden

"It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in the hours" --Sam Ewing