Paraphrase Each of the Following Short Excerpts and Include the Appropriate

Short Answer

Paraphrase each of the following short excerpts and include the appropriate parenthetical documentation. Use a signal phrase in each of the excerpts you paraphrase.
-"Indeed your chances of really getting where you want to go in life often hinge on your reaction to some shattering setback. Will you give up or will you keep on trying? It's as simple as that. And what you decide, decides your future." (from You Can If You Think You Can, by Norman Vincent Peale, page 4)