We make our own fortunes and ...

We make our own fortunes and we call them fate.
We make our own fortunes and we call them fate.

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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

Quotes from the same author

Never complain and never explain.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
Never apologize for showing feelings. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.