"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
- Anatole France

"Great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed."
- Vincent van Gogh

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out."
 - Titus Livius

"One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak." 
- G. K. Chesterton