Failure doesn't mean you are a failure，It does mean you haven’t succeeded yet. Failure doesn’t mean you have accomplished nothing，It does mean you have learned something. Failure doesn’t mean you have been a fool，It does mean you had a lot of faith. Failure doesn’t mean you’ve been disgraced，It does mean you were willing to try. Failure doesn’t mean you don’t have it，It does mean you have to do something in a different way. Failure doesn’t mean you are inferior，It does mean you are not perfect. Failure doesn’t mean you’ve wasted your life，It does mean you have a reason to start afresh. Failure doesn’t mean you should give up，It does mean you must try harder. Failure doesn’t mean you’ll never make it，It does mean it will take a little longer. Failure doesn’t mean God has abandoned you，It does mean God has a better idea.
Don t listen to those who say，"It’s not done that way.” Maybe it’s not， but maybe you will. Don’t listen to those who say，"You’re taking too big a chance.” Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine Floor，and it would surely be rubbed out by today. Most importantly， don’t listen When the little voice of fear inside of your ear its ugly head and says，"They’re all smarter than you out there. They’re more talented，They’re taller， blonder， prettier， luckier and have connections……"I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you，Not to the exclusion of love， sensitivity， and cooperation with others，But with the strength of conviction That you can move others by your own efforts，And do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live，The chances are you’ll be a person worthy of your own respect.
Faith is the "eternal elixir" Which gives life， power， and action to the impulse of thought！Faith is the starting point of all accumulation of riches！Faith is the basis of all "miracles"，And all mysteries which cannot be analyzed by the rules of science！Faith is the only known antidote for failure！Faith is the element， the "chemical" which，When mixed with prayer， gives one direct communication with Infinite Intelligence. Faith is the element which transforms the ordinary vibration of thought， created by the finite mind of man， into the spiritual equivalent. Faith is the only agency through which the cosmic force of Infinite Intelligence can be harnessed and used by man.
Change is the only absolute in the world，the only thing that you can depend on. Nothing stays the same. Tomorrow will come，bringing with it new beginnings and sometimes unexpected endings. You can hold on to the past and get left in the dust；or， you can choose to jump on the ride of life and live a new adventure with perseverance and an open mind.
The man who wants a garden fair，Or small or very big，With flowers growing here and there，Must bend his back and dig. The things are mighty few on earth，That wishes can attain，Whatever we want of any worth，We’ve got to work to gain. It matters not what goal you seek，Its secret here reposes：You’ve got to dig from week to week，To get results or roses.
To realize the value of one year：Ask a student who has failed a final exam. To realize the value of one month：Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of one week：Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper. To realize the value of one hour：Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet. To realize the value of one minute：Ask a person who has missed the train， bus or plane. To realize the value of one second：Ask a person who has survived an accident. To realize the value of one millisecond：Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics. Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have.
Your tomorrows are as bright as you want to make them. There is no reason to carry the darkness of the past with you into today. Today is a wonderful new experience，full of every possibility to make your life exactly what you want it to be. Today is the beginning of new happiness，new directions and new relationships. Today is the day to remind yourself that you posses the power and strength you need to bring contentment， love and joy into your life. Today is the day to understand yourself and to give yourself the love and the patience that you need. Today is the day to move forward towards your bright tomorrow.
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
梦想 兰斯顿。休斯 陈采霞译
紧紧抓住梦想，因为一旦梦想消亡，生活就象折断翅膀的小鸟，无法自由翱翔。紧紧抓住梦想，因为一旦梦想离开，生活就会变成贫瘠荒芜的土地，只有冰雪覆盖。
9. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
