In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot. ~Mark Twain, Notebook, 1935

For those that matter, perhaps it’s when the strongest possibility exists that you’ll be licked before you begin;  but you begin anyway,  and you see it through, no matter what.   Others, who afford no value to consequence, may point to times you rarely won;  but then again, rarely is a gift you left behind, because sometimes you do.    – Sundance