No success without failure.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
This quote from Teddy Rosevelt means a lot to me and reminds me everyday to try to do something. It reminds me of all the people who do great work, the ones who try and come up a little short, the ones who beat the drums but never seem to try for themselves and the ones who read, talk, plan, shop and trade but never seem to make anything of their own. It reminds me to help others, give more than I get and never give up on anyone. We all have the capacity to create, the love of fine art, the vision to see things that need to be done and the strength to persevere. But, we sometimes lose sight of the goal and need a little help to get back on track.
If you ever need help, please remember we are here. Please ask.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
This quote from Teddy Rosevelt means a lot to me and reminds me everyday to try to do something. It reminds me of all the people who do great work, the ones who try and come up a little short, the ones who beat the drums but never seem to try for themselves and the ones who read, talk, plan, shop and trade but never seem to make anything of their own. It reminds me to help others, give more than I get and never give up on anyone. We all have the capacity to create, the love of fine art, the vision to see things that need to be done and the strength to persevere. But, we sometimes lose sight of the goal and need a little help to get back on track.
If you ever need help, please remember we are here. Please ask.