{"quotes":[{"text":"Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.","author":"James A. Michener","tags":["character","perseverance","persistence","tenacity"],"id":444,"author_id":"James+A.+Michener"},{"text":"Persevere like a seed; even when people try to bury you, flourish.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["adversity","bounce-back","challenges","come-back","come-backs","flourish","greatness","growth","inspirational","inspirational","inspirational-for-women","inspirational-motivation","life-lesson","life-lessons","life","life","life-and-sayings","motivation","motivational","motivational-of-the-day","motivational","motivational-for-women","obstacles","overcome","overcomer","overcoming-adversity","overcoming-challenges","overcoming-fear","overcoming-obstacles","overcoming","perseverance","perseverence","persistence","resilience","rise","rise-up","rise-up-again","seeds-of-greatness","success"],"id":1094,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"},{"text":"All great people had critics, but they still believe in beauty of their dreams.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["belief","believe-and-achieve","believe-in-god","believe-in-yourself","courage-in-life","courage","critics","critics-of-society","criticsm","destiny-and-attitude","destiny","determination","determined-spirit","dreams","dreams-and-reality","dreams-and-wishes","dreams-do-come-true","dreams-inspirational","dreams","fulfilling-purpose","great-men","greater-glory","greatness","imagination","inspirational","motivational","passion-for-life","passionate","perseverance","persistence","persistent-attitude","positive","positive-thinking","positive-thoughts","potential-for-greatness","potential-of-your-own-mind","potential","power-of-dreams","power-of-thoughts","success","success-strategies","successful-mind","wisdom","wishes","wishful-thinking","your-destiny"],"id":2607,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["adversity","build","challenges","criticism","critics","dream","dreamer","envy","faith","greatness","haters","inspirational","inspirational","inspirational-for-men","inspirational-for-women","inspirational-for-writers","inspirational-motivation","jelousy","motivation","motivational-inspirational","motivational-inspirational-life","motivational","motivational-of-the-day","motivational","motivational-for-women","naysayers","obstacles","opposition","overcomer","overcoming-adversity","overcoming-challenges","overcoming-obstacles","overcoming","palace","perseverance","persistence","resilience","success"],"id":3030,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"},{"text":"As for goals, I don't set myself those anymore. 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Some people don't like the new way simply because they never got a chance to master the old way.","author":"Criss Jami","tags":["ambition","artist","chance","change","chronological-snobbery","commitment","conservative","consistency","dedication","development","distaste","fear","improvement","liberal","mastery","new","new-age","old","original","perception","perfection","perseverance","persistence","perspective","progression","taste","tradition","understanding","unknown","young"],"id":6685,"author_id":"Criss+Jami"},{"text":"In all spheres of life, there are constraints. 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