{"id":3895,"date":"2013-10-02T23:35:10","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T05:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=3895"},"modified":"2013-10-02T23:37:18","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T05:37:18","slug":"dont-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/dont-quit\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Quit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When the road you&#8217;re trudging seems all uphill,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When the funds are low and the debts are high,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When care is pressing you down a bit-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Rest if you must, but don&#8217;t you quit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Life is queer with its twists and turns,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">As every one of us sometimes learns,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">And many a fellow turns about<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When he might have won had he stuck it out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Don&#8217;t give up though the pace seems slow &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">You may succeed with another blow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Often the goal is nearer than<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">It seems to a faint and faltering man;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Often the struggler has given up<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When he might have captured the victor&#8217;s cup;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">And he learned too late when the night came down,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">How close he was to the golden crown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Success is failure turned inside out &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">And you never can tell how close you are,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">It might be near when it seems afar;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">So stick to the fight when you&#8217;re hardest hit &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">It&#8217;s when things seem worst that you must not quit.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t ever give up.\u00a0 You may have to go in another direction, and you may have to try a new approach, but if its something you feel is important then don&#8217;t give up on it.\u00a0 Keep working at it.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll figure it out, and success will come&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>~Amy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you&#8217;re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit- Rest if you must, but don&#8217;t you quit. &nbsp; 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