Author Archives: TA Loeffler

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. – Arthur C. Clarke

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle

Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.–Bernice Johnson Reagon

We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes. – St. Clement of Alexandra

The power of imagination makes us infinite. – John Muir

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. – Epictetus

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true. – Leon J. Suenes

The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration life will be. – Horace Bushnell

Every artist was first an amateur. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you would create something, you must be something. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: “Leave no stone unturned.” – Edward Bulwer Lytton

Inspiration and genius–one and the same. – Victor Hugo

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. – Henry David Thoreau

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition – such as lifting weights – we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.–Stephen Covey

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.–Bertrand Russell

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.-Joseph Campbell

Nothing will work unless you do. – Maya Angelou

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. ~Marian Anderson

Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose. ~ Tom Krouse

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Success depends above all, upon people. Build relationships, teams, partnerships – and motivate people to contribute. Cultivate leadership, creativity, excellence. Listen; seek new ideas and advice. ~ Ruth Scott

You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him or her to learn by creating curiosity, he/she will continue the learning process as long as he/she lives. ~Clay P. Bedford

To live without risk for me would be tantamount to death. –Jacqueline Cochran

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. -Henry Ford

There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls. –Amelia Earhart

In soloing – as in other activities – it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it. –Amelia Earhart

Adventure is worthwhile in itself. –Amelia Earhart

For me, climbing is a form of exploration that inspires me to confront my own inner nature within nature. It’s a means of experiencing a state of consciousness where there are no distractions or expectations. –Lynn Hill

Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all. –Ernest Shackleton