But it is the same with man as with the tree. The more he seeketh to rise into the height and light, the more vigorously do his roots struggle earthward, downward, into the dark and deep - into the evil.

True heroism consists in rising superior to misfortune.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.

Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us.

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.