Allan Ray Quotes

My dad never quit no matter what. He couldn't see, but he never let that stop him. Most people, when something like that happens, they just think their life is over. But that's not true. My dad can still do things like a normal person. He still cooks; he still watches my sister and my brother's baby when my mom's not home.

Americans are blessed with a can-do spirit - we don't give up, even in the face of a daunting challenge like a life-threatening illness.

You've got keep your head up, keep fighting, and do the best you can.

Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.

I certainly never feel discouraged. I can't myself raise the winds that might blow us or this ship into a better world. But I can at least put up the sail so that when the winds comes, I can catch it.

If you do the best you can, no matter how bad the situation, you probably are going to come out okay.

Sugar, it's no parade but you'll get down the street one way or another, so you'd just as well throw your shoulders back and pick up the pace.

What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.

Whatever you're going through in your life, don't ever give up.

I'm a realist. Where I come from, 'phenomenons' don't exist. I'm from a land where people make mistakes and try again, harder, faster; where negativity is not an option.

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

If you so choose, the challenges can make you stronger. If you so choose, the disappointments can make you more determined.

Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.

What I really admire are people like my daughter, Victoria, who don't give up, who have daily medical challenges and medical conditions. They go on with their lives and make the best of it, not giving up even when it's not easy.

I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.

I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely debilitating - I'm going to be the same player I've always been. I'll figure it out. I'll make some tweaks, some changes, but I'm still coming.

Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

Anything is possible. I've got a few more miles in me. I'm not going to feel sorry for myself.

Greeks have always been very confident, very strong people. That is - that is our real, I guess, benefit, is that we are independent thinkers. We will always get up on our feet. We - we sometimes act the best when we are downtrodden.

When I was a child, kids used to make fun of me because I was blind. But I just became more curious, 'How can I climb this tree and get an apple for this girl?' That's what mattered to me.

It's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. Never give up and never give in.

I think the rejection - if it's taken in the right spirit, it can make you a better person. And I think that is what I've always striven for. If one thing didn't work out, a project or anything, it doesn't mean that I lose my own confidence. In fact, I give myself a lot more confidence and opportunities.

Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well.

I was determined not to sit around and watch my life deteriorate. I kept reaching out in hope and honesty that someone would find me. I never gave up hope. I fell flat on my face and got up again.