Some quotes to live by

Freelancing is difficult - so sometimes I use quotes to keep me motivated.  Here are some of my favorites:

• Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. - Calvin Coolidge
• "creatives are like ducks. They appear to glide along serenely on the surface. Beneath the surface, however, they’re kicking like a motherf*cker." - Tim Ferris (I think)
• "Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing. " - Unknown
• "How loudly you talk and the validity of your argument usually exist in inverse proportion" - Unknown
• "Depression is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign that you have been trying to be strong for too long." - Unknown
• "I may not be the strongest, or the fastest but damned if I'm not trying my hardest."
• "you are better than you think you are. you can do more than you think you can" - Ken Chlouber
• "Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die." - Carrie Fisher
• "Life is hard, but not today" - unknown
• "Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting so...get on your way!" - Dr. Suess
• "Sometimes I pretend to be normal. But it gets boring. So I go back to being me." - unknown
• "It always seems impossible until it is done" - unknown
• "Do not work for free under the guise of good exposure" - unknown
• "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
• "Not all who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien
• "Before I do anything I ask myself “Would an idiot do that?” And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
• "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail." -Ralph Waldo Emerson