The Credit Belongs

The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena,

Who strive valiantly,

Who know the great enthusiasms, the great devotions,

And spend themselves in a worthy cause;

Who at the best, know the triumph of high achievement;

And who at the worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly,

So that their place shall never be

With those cold and timid souls

Who know neither victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt

Reference: Mark McCrindle Australian Leadership Foundation (2004). The Leadership Series. Perth, WA: The Maverick Partnership