The challenge of life, I have found, is to build a resume that doesn't simply tell a story about what you want to be, but it's a story about who you want to be.

What I know for sure is that there is no strength without challenge, adversity, resistance, and often pain.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Difficulties come when you don't pay attention to life's whisper. Life always whispers to you first, but if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you'll get a scream.

Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive.

It's important to have as much fun as possible while we're here. It balances out the times when the minefield of life explodes.