The Clarion

The Student News Site of Selma High School

February 2026
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”- Eleanor Roosevelt
“You define your own life. Don’t let other people write your script.” - Oprah Winfrey
“In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take” - Lewis Carroll
“It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” - Nelson Mandela
“You must strive to find your own voice because the longer you wait to begin the less likely you are to find it at all.” Dead Poets Society
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” - John Lennon
“We don’t get to choose where we come from, but we can choose where we go.” - The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
“Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.” - Pocahontas
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” - Walt Disney
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” - Dr. Seuss
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” - C.S. Lewis
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” - Albert Einstein
“The mind is beautiful because of the paradox. It uses itself to understand itself.” - Adam Elenbass
“LIfe is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.” - Winnie the Pooh
“When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” - Dr.Seuss
“You never fail until you stop trying.” - Albert Einstein
“The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you’ve come.” - BTS
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” - Theodore Roosevelt
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer.” - Harriet Tubman
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill “The future depends on what you do today.” - Mahatma Gandhi
“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” - John Wooden
“Failure is success in progress.” - Albert Einstein
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” - Confucius
“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” - Michael Jordan
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” - Albert Einstein
Compiled by Allison Barranco Santiago

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