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Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system.
— Dorothy Day
Creative thinking is not stimulated by vicarious issues but by personal problems.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Too big to cry too young to laugh...
— Abraham Lincoln
The only difference between stepping stones and stumbling blocks is the way we address the rocks cast into our path.
— Abraham Lincoln
A very large Oak was uprooted by the wind, and thrown across a stream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed: I wonder how you, who are so light and weak, are not entirely crushed by these strong winds. They replied: You fight and contend with the wind, and consequently you are destroyed; while we, on the contrary, bend before the least breath of air, and therefore remain unbroken. Stoop to conquer.
— Aesop
We should not feel embarrassed by our difficulties, only by our failure to grow anything beautiful from them.
— Alain de Botton
A bird & a fish can fall in love, but where do they make a home?
— Dolly Parton
The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God's commands in the midst of the storms of life.
— Henry B. Eyring
Life is a lot more fun if you treat its challenges in creative ways.
— Bill Gates
Believe me that in every big thing or achievement there are always obstacles-big or small- and the reaction one shows to such obstacles is what counts, not the obstacle itself.
— Bruce Lee
We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over.
— John Bevere
The same wall that keeps out your disappointment also keeps out the sunlight of enriching experiences. So let life touch you. The next touch could be the one that turns your life around.
— Jim Rohn