If you have the character to hang in there when its tough, you will develop or acquire every other characteristic necessary to WIN in the game of life.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks." —Phillips Brooks

Regardless of your lot in life, build something beautiful on it.

Encouragers are people who have been successful themselves. They are people who stepped up and took risks and were able to accomplish things they may not have believed possible. Encouragers are the kind of people you can share your goals with and they will encourage you to go for it. Encouragers will also share their own mistakes with you and tell you how they overcame them to achieve success.

Healthy couples can weather brutal storms and come out stronger on the other side. This is how relationships grow and deepen. 

Knowledge is a sacred cow, and my problem will be how we can milk her while keeping clear of her horns.

He knows himself, and all that's in him, who knows adversity.

Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

God's plans for your life far exceed the circumstances of your day.

Behind every problem in your life is a rich blessing.

If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.