I have observed that most men fail not from lack of ability,... - John Jacob Astor

"I have observed that most men fail not from lack of ability, but from lack of will."

John Jacob Astor Courage

Fur Trader & Merchant German-American 1763–1848

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"A man is known by the company he keeps."

"The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who wants the least."

"Do not let yesterday take up too much of today."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."