evidence: Inspiration 30+ REASONS WHY IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN The English Victorian novelist and poet George Eliot penned the famous quote, "It is never too late to be what you might have been." It’s a powerful statement that’s packed with a whole lot of optimism combined with truth; which happens to be two things we believe in deeply here at The STRIVE. [...] Why It’s Never Too Late To Be What You Might Have Been 1. Grant Cardone became a millionaire by the time he was 30 years old, but he struggled with drugs and cleaning up his act all the way to the age of 25.