Affliction may leap on us as the viper did on Paul, but at last it shall be shaken off.

In high school, I got smacked and kicked around. Two bloody noses. It was horrible.

No matter what mistakes you have made - no matter how you've messed things up - you can still make a new beginning. The person who fully realises this suffers less from the shock and pain of failure and sooner gets off to a new beginning.

I do not worry too much; if I do my best, I believe that what happens, happens for the best.

It's always too soon to quit!

Positive thinking looks upon weak places in people as challenging opportunities. You can turn them into your strongest points.

Grasp a difficulty by the "blade" and it cuts; grasp it by the "handle" and you can use it constructively.

I don't believe in failure. It's not failure if you enjoy the process.

Think back for a moment on your own history -- not just where you were born or where you grew up, but the circumstances that contributed to your being right here, right now. What were the moments along the way that wounded or scared you? Chances are, you've had a few. But here's what's remarkable: You are still here, still standing.

The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.

There is not one experience, no matter how devastating, no matter how tortuous it may appear to have been, there is nothing that's ever wasted. Everything that is happening to you is being drawn into your life as a means to help you evolve into who you were really meant to be here on Earth. It's not the thing that matters, it's what that thing opens within you. — Oprah

Every decision, setback, or triumph is an opportunity to identify the seeds of truth that make you the wondrous human being you are.