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They'll tell you who they think you should be they'll even try to manipulate you into believing it but let me tell you something son, if I listened to who I was supposed to be - this, everything we are and do wouldn't be in existence. Be a leader, find yourself and make a life with it. Those who judge you and try to force the patterns of their beliefs onto you are envious they haven't the strength in themselves to do the same.

This is where Mother and I differ greatly. Her advice in the face of melancholy is: 'Think about all the suffering in the world and be thankful you're not part of it.' My advice is: 'Go outside and try to recapture the happiness within yourself; think of all the beauty in yourself and in everything around you and be happy.

They say the truth hurts. And these words hurt more than any I have ever written. But they are the truth – The cold, hard, undeniable truth. Not letting go doesn’t keep him with you. It’s still over. He’s still gone. … And nothing will ever change that.

This story is not about avoiding death, but living life.

Those of us who have overcome so many adversities from a very young age, are privileged to be able to communicate profound insights and advice to others, speaking from a place of genuine confidence and knowing.

Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success.

Through adversity comes bitterness or wisdom.

This rose is not so fragrant as a summer flower, but it has stood through hardships none of them could bear: the cold rain of winter has sufficed to nourish it, and its faint sun to warm it; the bleak winds have not blanched it, or broken its stem, and the keen frost has not blighted it. Look, Gilbert, it is still fresh and blooming as a flower can be, with the cold snow even now on its petals.

Though I am faced with many adversities, my heart will not faint. The Lord is my comfort, my hope and my peace.

Through adversity, not only are we given an opportunity to discover our inner strength, we are also given the gift of foresight so we can shine a light for others who go through the experience after us.

Through storms you are able to get all the colors you need to paint the rainbow.

Throwing dirt on a seed only increases its value.

Thunder is noise to a pessimist but music to an optimist.

Throw a champion into the ocean, and he’ll swim. Throw a champion into the pit, and he’ll climb. Throw him off a cliff, and he’ll grow wings. Throw him into a furnace, and he’ll become gold.

Throwing a candle in the dark does not diminish its light.

Thy word O God is light that brightens my path.

Today's tears water tomorrow's gardens.

Today's trials catapult you to tomorrow’s triumphs.

Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.

Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

To every complex challenge, there exist a define solution.

To every difficulty, God’s grace abounds.

To get power is to pray.

To live without hope is to be dead alive!

To paraphrase Lucretius, there's nothing more useful than to watch a man or woman in times of contagious deadly disease peril combined with his or her assumptions of financial adversity to discern what kind of man or woman they really are.

To achieve success, ignore doubt; fame, ignore haters; greatness, ignore fear; and immortality, ignore hardship.

Times of adversity are golden moments.

Times of adversity, rekindle my spirit.

To solve a problem, you need to remove the cause, not the symptom.

Trouble makes us one with every human being in the world - and unless we touch others, we're out of touch with life.

Trials are treasure inside out.

Trials are part of the adventure to greatness.

Trust in God, gives us the hope to survive any situation.

Turbulence that blows you to greatness is better than calmness that stalls you in mediocrity.

Turbulence does not shake a tree with strong roots.

Turbulence breaks a tree’s branches, but only tickles an eagle’s wings.

Turbulence stretches a tree.

Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.

Turn your adversity into building blocks for the palace of your dreams.

Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.

Use fear to become braver, pain to become stronger, trials to become wiser, and misfortune to become better.

Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success.

Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.

Trials come to each of us. Living righteously does not mean that our lives will be free of problems or sorrow, but no matter what hardships we face we can always rely on Heavenly Father and His son. They will not forsake us, and They will give each of us the strength to face whatever may come." June 2013 Ensign, "Our God Will Never Us Forsake

We acquire insightful lessons of life in moments of failure than success.

Trees endure the hot sun and rainstorms by sending their roots down deeper. The adversity they face is eventually the source of great stability. The harshness of the elements surrounding them causes them to seek another source of life. They will one day come to the place that even the greatest of windstorms cannot affect their ability to produce fruit.

We all face difficult times. It is only the grace of God that gives strength to endure.

We all die. Not all of us live.

Wealth comes and goes, Rahul. Coming from adversity and overcoming it makes you better not worse than those who never have to.