Every new year is a chance to start over. Life can bring you down, but pushing through is part of the battle.

1. “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

2. “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.” – St. Jerome

3. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino

4. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain

5. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” –Confucious

6. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou

7. “I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.” – Muhammad Ali

8. “Wherever you are – be all there.” – Jim Elliot

9. “Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” – Bo Jackson

10. “Never, never, never give up.” – Winston Churchill

11. “The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.” – Unknown

12. “You have to make it happen.” – Denis Diderot

13. “Don’t give up. Don’t lose hope. Don’t sell out.” – Christopher Reeve

14. “The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.” – Philip Emeagwali

15. “Don’t think, just do.” - Horace

16. “The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost

17. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale