"Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life." ― Jimmy Dean Topic(s): Motivational More From Jimmy Dean "I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." More In Motivational "Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself."― Swami Sivananda "Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th."― Julie Andrews "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."― Walter Elliot