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If you can stay positive in bad situations, you are strong; if you can stay optimistic in hopeless situations, you are mighty; if you can stay hopeful in impossible situations, you are great.

If you fail a thousand times, find a thousand and one ways to succeed.

If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion.

If you run a hundred miles in your heart, you are ready to run a hundred miles on your feet.

If you think too much, you will worry too much; if you worry too much, you will fear too much; if you fear too much, you will dread too much; and if you dread too much, you will suffer too much.

If you want to heal a broken heart, Be smart! That's all an ancient art. Start by loving the very small parts That were left there shattered apart.

Ignore those who resent you. Avoid those who begrudge you. Excuse those who envy you. Pity those who hate you.

Ignore your haters. Resist your fears. Embrace your dreams.

I know it's possible to overcome even very big problems in life, to heal yourself and move on

I know it is difficult to believe in your own courage or fortitude when everything inside of you feels weak and shattered. But do not believe what you feel. You will not be easily broken.

In storms look for rainbows; in sunshine prepare for storms.

I lost all I had known and gained a life I was yet to know.

I'm not fighting for myself anymore.... It makes a difference.

In order for a seed to rise, it must be buried in dirt; likewise, in order for the great to rise they must be buried in adversity.

In our deepest valleys we are strengthened to climb our highest mountains.

It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.

Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do.

I realize the simple truth is that power isn’t control at all- power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others so that they may have the strength to stand on their own.

It is easier to move mountains using God's hands.

It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.

It is not a single crime when a child is photographed while sexually assaulted (raped.) It is a life time crime that should have life time punishments attached to it. If the surviving child is, more often than not, going to suffer for life for the crime(s) committed against them, shouldn't the pedophiles suffer just as long? If it often takes decades for survivors to come to terms with exactly how much damage was caused to them, why are there time limits for prosecution?

It can’t be done,” they told the caterpillar. “It can,” replied the butterfly.

It is by fighting the limitations, temptations, and failures of the world that we reach our highest possibilities.

It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.

It is simply a confession that with all that I've seen in the last few years, all the events I've been invited to, and all the people whom I've met, I am less and less impressed by "impressive" things or people who are presented as having things figured out. I am impressed by people who are honest and kind. I am inspired by moments of vulnerability, moments of confession and compassion, moments where someone makes it clear that they are a person in need of other people and someone else makes it clear that the first person is not alone.

I wish I had the power to tell them that the despair of their hearts was not to be final, and their night was not without hope. For the battle they lost can never be lost. For that which they died to save can never perish. Through all the darkness, through all the shame of which men are capable, the spirit of man will remain alive on this earth. It may sleep, but it will awaken. It may wear chains, but it will break through. And man will go on.

It's not the shit we face that defines us, it's how we deal with it.

I've played Romeo for Juliet (But in depth) It's vignettes of silhouettes (And then read) And watched Russian roulette, yeah red Soviet Yet doing it simultaneously While dropping down shed oubliettes Turned around and took truth to the head that Love is the ugliest thing too beautiful for death

I've always felt like my calling was to inspire people. And not with famed, epic accomplishments, but with imperfection, struggles and humanity. I want people to read my stories and books and blogs, and look at my life and say, "She should have had nothing going for her. Meager means, questionable looks, no apparent safety nets and an absence of impressive letters after her name. But she followed her bliss anyway. If she can do it, I can do it. I'm not giving up.

Life hands us storms so we can paint rainbows.

Maybe not today, Maybe not tomorrow. But somewhere down the line, there has to be a light.

Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.

May radiance of your light brighten every dark encounter.

Loud courage silences loud fear.

My body is a political battlefield. It is a place of war, of death and suffering, of triumph and victory, of damage and repair, of blood and tears and sweat. It is a place where memories go to find purpose for their existence. It is a place where humans cast all inhibitions aside to discover what exists at their very core. It is a place of growth wearing a mask of destruction. It is a challenge, not for the faint of heart, beckoning us to face it with eyes wide open. The only war is within. When you are ready to fight it, the field awaits.

My burden is my purpose. Without it, I wouldn't be.

Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness, but the reward in their error be that at least they cannot blame you because you did show your teeth.

Never despise a seed; one day it will rise and bloom into a forest.

Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness, but the sweet reward of their error will be that at least they cannot blame you because you did show your teeth.

No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

No matter how beautiful a rose is it must still grow in dirt.

No glass ceiling was ever shattered by a whiner.

No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.

One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine.

Nothing leaves you more vulnerable to your past than the illusion that you've dealt with it.

Not that he had come anywhere near attaining her skill at managing hope. She could balance it like a juggler -- let it soar and curb it and pass it from hand to hand. She could spin hope and spin herself through it. Forget mere juggling; she was a veritable trapeze artist with this hope thing.

Often, people give up without knowing success was just around the corner; if they had only preserved a little longer, if they had only tried one more time, they could have succeed.

Often there's a secret courage hidden in the pocket of our deepest fears saying, “Bring it on, motherfucker”.

One who conquers fear conquers his greatest enemy.

One who conquers the sea today is ready to conquer the ocean tomorrow.