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"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"~ T.S. Eliot "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."~ Albert Einstein "Hard work pays off. I am so annoyed at my father for being right about that."~ Lena Dunham It Only Seems Impossible Until It's Done. is a book full of brilliant, invaluable words we can all use, about striving, not coping - inspiring insights on making it, pushing the boundaries, going the extra mile and succeeding against the (apparent) odds. Michelangelo, Muhammed Ali, Rumi and Rachel Maddow, among other inspirational figures past and present, give their best, most hard-won advice for hanging in there, going the extra mile and never letting them get you down. It's news we all need; a reminder that challenges and hard work pay off. |
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Pursuing a dream is hard work, but the right words delivered at the right time--by people who've been there and done that--can give us just the motivation we need. The right words can rekindle our enthusiasm, re-energize our efforts, dispel doubt, let us know we're not alone, and show us that the fight is worth it--and winnable. Kathryn and Ross Petras are masters at choosing and delivering just the right words. Their books--such as "Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese" and "Dance First. Think Later."--and bestselling calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, have over 5.2 million copies in print. Now comes a book for dreamers and doers, plus writers, entrepreneurs, graduates, artists, future movers and shakers. Collecting the hard-won, brilliantly expressed advice from pioneers who have paved the way, including everyone from Rumi to Steve Jobs, Michelangelo to Oprah to Tina Fey, "It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done" is like a rousing locker-room speech, inspiring courage, commitment, and perseverance."I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." --Michael Jordan"Go for it, baby! Life ain't no dress rehearsal." --Tallulah Bankhead "Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving." --Neil Gaiman"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?" --T. S. Eliot"It always seems impossible until it's done." --Nelson Mandela |