Knight of Rook

“Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never — in nothing great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.” – Whinston Churchill

“Don’t halt before you are lame.” – British Proverb

“The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson

“The hottest love has the coldest end.” – Socrates

“A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.” – British Proverb

“Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.” – Seneca

“The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.” – Cicero

“Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.” – Charlie McCarthy

“Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.” – Edgar Quinet

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

“Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.” – John Lyly

“I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.” – John D. Rockefeller

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world.” – Albert Einstien

“I do not fear failure. I only fear the ‘’slowing up” of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, ”Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?” - General George S. Patton Jr.

“Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way!” – General George S. Patton Jr.