"It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done.": Motivation for Dreamers & Doers

<p>Pursuing a dream is hard work, but the right words delivered at the right time -- by people who've been there and done that -- can give us just the motivation we need. The right words can rekindle our enthusiasm, re-energize our efforts, dispel doubt, let us know we're not alone, and show us that the fight is worth it -- and winnable.<br><br> Kathryn and Ross Petras are masters at choosing and delivering just the right words. Their books -- such as <i>&quot;Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese&quot;</i> and <i>&quot;Dance First. Think Later.&quot;</i> -- and bestselling calendar, <i>The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said</i>, have over 5.2 million copies in print. Now comes a book for dreamers and doers, plus writers, entrepreneurs, graduates, artists, future movers and shakers. Collecting the hard-won, brilliantly expressed advice from pioneers who have paved the way, including everyone from Rumi to Steve Jobs, Michelangelo to Oprah to Tina Fey, <i>&quot;It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done&quot;</i> is like a rousing locker-room speech, inspiring courage, commitment, and perseverance.</p><p><br><i>&quot;I've missed more than 9,000 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.&quot;</i><br> -- Michael Jordan<br><br><i>&quot;Go for it, baby! Life ain't no dress rehearsal.&quot;</i><br> -- Tallulah Bankhead<br><br><i> &quot;Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.&quot;</i><br> -- Neil Gaiman<br><br><i>&quot;If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?&quot;</i><br> -- T. S. Eliot<br><br><i>&quot;It always seems impossible until it's done.&quot;</i><br> -- Nelson Mandela</p>