Growing up in a broken home and raised in adverse circumstances, the author was seeking inspiration to try to escape a life of poverty and despair. Through great books and real-life examples, the author found inspiration and motivation in the great sayings and comments from past successful men and women. These sayings and comments, when taken to heart, have an amazing restorative and powerful impact on his life, especially when dealing with the tremendous adversity that most of us will encounter when we try to step out and do something special with our lives. The author believes that these sayings, when taken to heart and then becoming part of your everyday thought process, can help someone propel themselves to a place beyond what they could have imagined, as they did for him.