You will pass through storms and heavy rains, and at times you will suffer defeat. The essence of the creative life, however, is not to give up in the face of defeat but to follow the rainbow that exists within your heart.
Come on obstacles! I’ve been expecting you! This is the chance that I’ve been waiting for!
Hard times always lead to something great.
Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies.
Life is cruel. Why should the afterlife be any different?
Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.
For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear – when you are the hammer, strike.
Pain and suffering are the soil of strength and courage.
The only way to learn strong faith is to endure great trials.
Defeat doesn’t finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he’s defeated. He’s finished when he quits.
Life is difficult. This is the great truth, one of the greatest truths-it is a great truth because once we see this truth, we transcend it.
Change is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change. Most people won’t change until the pain of where they are exceeds the pain of change.
One of the most fascinating lessons I’ve absorbed about life is that the struggle is good.
You’re responsible for yourself. You messed up your life, and it’s up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you – for any of you.
In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we’re made of.
I believe that we start to see our true personalities when we go through the most difficult moments. This is when we get stronger.
The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.
Ooh baby, baby, it’s a wild world, it’s hard just to get by upon a smile.
I’d rather be in this wheelchair knowing God than on my feet without him.
You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.