Jack Gantos Quotes

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

I want people to really be inspired, to believe they can do whatever they want.

As cheesy and cornball as it sounds, life does get better - if you want it to.

Your circumstances may be uncongenial, but they shall not long remain so if you but perceive an Ideal and strive to reach it.

I do not allow myself to be overcome by hopelessness, no matter how tough the situation. I believe that if you just do your little bit without thinking of the bigness of what you stand against, if you turn to the enlargement of your own capacities, just that itself creates new potential.

I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.

But I've never once thought that I wouldn't get back, as if you do think like that, then you're in trouble.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

For me life is a challenge. And it will be a challenge if I live to be 100 or if I get to be a trillionaire.

To succeed it is necessary to accept the world as it is and rise above it.

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.

I like to think that my finest hour is still ahead of me, so I can look forward rather than look backward.

I love princesses. And I think Cinderella is very strong. She's a young woman thinking outside of her environment, outside of her current situation, and she is choosing to believe that all is possible for her. And I think that is so admirable.

Sometimes in people's lives, when bad stuff happens, their dreams just die, and they end up settling. I guess that's their decision, maybe, because they didn't believe in their dreams or forgot their dreams. My dreams never died.

I've always been the type of person that thinks, 'If someone else can do it, so can I.'

I'm always inspired to push forward.

I feel like I should show people that no matter where you come from - you can get beat by your stepdad, if you get picked on for your clothes and having no money - I just feel like everyone should know it will be all right as long as you keep focusing on trying to move forward and looking at the positive things in life.

One day, when I have my own kids, I'll tell them that, even when their life is not easy, they can still do anything they want. That is the way to approach things.

Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living.

You've got to believe in the possibilities. You've got to believe that tomorrow can be better than today. And here's the big one. Believe in yourself.

Believe in yourselves. Dream. Try. Do good.

The very purpose of our life is happiness, which is sustained by hope. We have no guarantee about the future, but we exist in the hope of something better. Hope means keeping going, thinking, ‘I can do this.’ It brings inner strength, self-confidence , the ability to do what you do honestly, truthfully and transparently.

You can turn your life around. You can through hell and back. It is possible. Never underestimate yourself. I believe in you.