Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…It's learning to dance in the rain.

There is no education like adversity.

May our adversities make us strong. May our victories make us wise. May our actions make us proud.

A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid.

As for the fear, you'll have to put up with that like the rest of us.

In the Louvre there is a picture, by Guido Reni, of St. Michael with his foot on Satan's neck. The richness of the picture is in large part due to the fiend's figure being there. The richness of its allegorical meaning also is due to his being there—that is, the world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.

The challenge may not go away when you pray, and when it doesn't go away, it simply means God believes that He has trained you enough to face it and win.

When you're out of willpower, you can call on stubbornness.

More men are beaten than fail. It is not wisdom they need or money, or brilliance, or "pull," but just plain gristle and bone.

Khi m?i th? d??ng nh? ??u ch?ng l?i b?n, hãy nh? r?ng máy bay c?t cánh ng??c gió, không ph?i theo chi?u gió.

Failure is a school in which the truth always grows strong.

When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.