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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people
who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

—Dale Carnegie, writer, lecturer, and developer of self-improvement courses

Look well to this day. Yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every
tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well therefore to this day.

—Francis Gray, Massachusetts politician

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter
what may be one’s aim.

—John D. Rockefeller, industrialist, cofounder of Standard Oil Co., and philanthropist

Focus is so critically important…. Saying “no” to great ideas is necessary to get
to the brilliant ones. At every step of the way you have to cut towards one path.
It’s such a hard thing to do as an entrepreneur because you don’t really have the
confidence in where you’re going yourself.

—Dane Atkinson, CEO of SumAll

I’ve always believed that if you stick to a thought and carefully avoid distraction
along the way, you can fulfill a dream. My whole life has been about fulfilling