“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

“It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement

“And no matter what you do or how hard you try, you can’t stop
yourself from dreaming.”

Jenny Han (1980) American writer

“Never, ever stop believing in magic, no matter how old you get. Because if you keep looking long enough and don't give up, sooner or later you're going to find Mary Poppins.”

Steve Kluger (1952) American writer

“It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.”

George Moore (novelist) (1852–1933) Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist

“It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.”

Thomas Sowell (1930) American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author

“This is the danger of loving: No matter how powerful you are, no matter how many kingdoms you rule, you cannot stop those you love from dying.”

Kate DiCamillo book The Tale of Despereaux

“Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident.”

Christopher Paolini book Inheritance

“Early in the journey you wonder how long the journey will take and whether you will make it in this lifetime. Later you will see that where you are going is HERE and you will arrive NOW… so you stop asking.”

Ram Dass book Be Here Now

“Love drains you, takes with it much of your blood sugar and water weight. You are like a house slowly losing its electricity, the fans slowing, the lights dimming and flickering; the clocks stop and go and stop.”

Lorrie Moore (1957) American writer