Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.

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

I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and brothers who were tested with unimaginable hardships and still survived.

Strength is granted to us all when we are needed to serve great causes.

My folks ain't graduated from high school or nothing like that, so we always had to struggle in the family - and I come from a big family.

Life is a climb and it's a struggle getting to the top but the drop to the bottom can be quick and so I think you have to embrace every moment of the day.