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Tom Krause is an American author/poet, motivational speaker, teacher and coach. He was born May 26, 1957 and grew up in Boonville, MO. His quotes were first published in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III published in 2000. Since then they have spread world wide in various print publications and on the web. Besides being a sixteen-time contributing author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, he is the author of Touching Hearts-Teaching Greatness, Andrews McMeel Publishing, The Little Boy's Smile, Trafford Publishing, A Teen's Guide to NOT Being Perfect, Bluegrass Publishing and GO BIG BLUE, The Story of the 1974 Boonville Pirates, Positive People Publishing. Website: www.coachkrause.com Tom's most famous quotes include: Courage is the discovery that you may not win and trying when you know you could lose. - Tom Krause There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them. - Tom Krause When life knocks you down you have two choices - stay down or get up.- Tom Krause If you only do what you know how to do - you never do very much. - Tom Krause How a person wins and loses is more important than how much a person wins and loses. - Tom Krause Getting what you want is not nearly as important as giving what you have. - Tom Krause Life isn't about not having problems. Life is about solving problems. - Tom Krause If you don't want it bad enough to risk losing it - you don't want it bad enough. Tom Krause Talent without humility is wasted. - Tom Krause The only thing in the universe people need to control is their attitude. - Tom Krause [1]