“Adversity is the state in which man mostly easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then”

“To accept one’s past—one’s history—is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is ...”

“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.”

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”

“Mistakes are the portals of discovery”

“The more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are.”

“How you spend your time will determine where the rewards will come in your life.”

“All successes begin with Self-Discipline. It starts with you.”

“Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.”

“There’s two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way”

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people”

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”