I've posted this before, but here they are also relevant:

F. Scott Fitzgerald : "Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat."

and

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats." -Amos Bronson Alcott

"Life's possibilities are endless. The only limitations are the ones we create from fear of failure"

IFBB Fitness pro Kim Lyons

Haven't posted in this forum before but I had to add my fave into this thread, it inspires me to shine! Hope it encourages you.

'Who are we to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are born to make manifest the Glory of God within us. It's in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others." -- Marianne Williamson

Shoot for the moon... Even if you miss, you are among the stars.

and...

Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. - Henry Ford

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. - Eleanor Roosevelt

i have always loved that one.

:D I love it too! I used to work at a residential group home for adolescent girls, and we used to put a quote up on the chalk board in the kitchen every day. That was always my favourite, and used it quite a few times!

I found this one a long time ago on 3FC and its a personal favorite now:

"It's not that I wanted to win, but I cannot lose and will not crawl"