Sarah Dessen Quotes

Trying is always enough.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time.

In life, an abundance of confidence gives us higher motivation, persistence, and optimism and can allow us to accomplish things we otherwise might not have undertaken.

You have to believe in yourself and believe in what you are doing all the time.

Be positive. Keep grinding. Stay positive.

Accomplishment comes from making positive efforts, even in the face of negative circumstances.

Give yourself another chance to make your dream a reality. Don't allow a delay to become a denial. Raise the bar on yourself, increase your determination, and explode your drive. You will fail your way to success. Everything you experience can be used to grow through...not just to go through. Make your dream happen! You deserve!

Keep grindin' boy, your life can change in one year, And even when it's dark out, the sun is shining somewhere

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.

I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.

There is no excuse for not trying.

Thou didst thy best, that is success.

Men do not fail; they give up trying.

It's still in my heart. I can do it.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

I think I'm the most positive guy still going in my generation, and I'm out there to prove that.

You just have to keep believing in yourself.

Failure is impossible.

Just believe in what you're doing, and keep doing it.

I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it.

You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

You hit road blocks in life, but I'm living proof that you can overcome those road blocks and become what you want to become.