I loved your quote. The key is always yourself; things don't happen on their own.

Let me tell you something: many years ago, I heard a quote on television, I think it was in a cartoon, but it resonated with me and it went something like this: Anything is possible if you can imagine it. The mind and self-control combined with action is what creates things. First create it in your mind, then take action.

I wrote a poster with that phrase and put it up in the classroom where I taught so that it would inspire all my students.