"It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done."

Pursuing a dream is hard work, but the right words delivered at the right timeΓÇöby people whoΓÇÖve been there and done thatΓÇöcan give us just the motivation we need. The right words can rekindle our enthusiasm, re-energize our efforts, dispel doubt, let us know weΓÇÖre not alone, and show us that the fight is worth itΓÇöand winnable.

Kathryn and Ross Petras are masters at choosing and delivering just the right words. Their booksΓÇösuch as ΓÇ£Age DoesnΓÇÖt Matter Unless YouΓÇÖre a CheeseΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£Dance First. Think Later.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöand bestselling calendar, The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, 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, ΓÇ£It Always Seems Impossible Until ItΓÇÖs DoneΓÇ¥ is like a rousing locker-room speech, inspiring courage, commitment, and perseverance.

ΓÇ£IΓÇÖve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. IΓÇÖve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, IΓÇÖve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. IΓÇÖve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.ΓÇ¥
ΓÇöMichael Jordan

ΓÇ£Go for it, baby! Life ainΓÇÖt no dress rehearsal.ΓÇ¥
ΓÇöTallulah Bankhead

ΓÇ£Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.ΓÇ¥
ΓÇöNeil Gaiman

ΓÇ£If you arenΓÇÖt in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?ΓÇ¥
ΓÇöT. S. Eliot

ΓÇ£It always seems impossible until itΓÇÖs done.ΓÇ¥
ΓÇöNelson Mandela