Deny the gift of adversity and the offer disappears.

Suppose your whole world seems to rock on its foundations. Hold on steadily, let it rock, and when the rocking is over, the picture will have reassembled itself into something much nearer to your heart's desire.

All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed — only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle.

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.

Bless a thing and it will bless you. Curse it and it will curse you. . . If you bless a situation, it has no power to hurt you, and even if it is troublesome for a time, it will gradually fade out, if you sincerely bless it.

Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fall, but because each time they fall they never fail to rise again.

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year.

Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there’s got to be a way through it.

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Faith in yourself matters.

Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.

My prayer is that when I die, all hell rejoices that I am out of the fight.

Either you run the day, or the day runs you.

I drink to make other people more interesting.

It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

Life is short. Time is fast. No replay, no rewind. Enjoy every moment as it comes.

Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.

The opposite is beneficial; from things that differ comes the fastest fairest attunement; all things are born through strife.

Creativity is often blocked to trying to be perfect. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.