For this Day:

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...what you cannot and can

"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." 
-John R. Wooden  

...more than once

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."
- Margaret Thatcher  

melting snow

Be melting snow
Wash yourself of yourself.

-Rumi, poet and mystic (1207-1273)

Sacrifice the little things

"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done." 
-Vince Lombardi  

...prisoner of

An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc. 
-Henri Matisse, artist (1869-1954)

Past - do differently

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there. 
-L.P. Hartley, writer (1895-1972)