When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.

Wherever you are in your journey, I hope you, too, will keep encountering challenges. It is a blessing to be able to survive them, to be able to keep putting one foot in front of the other-to be in a position to make the climb up life's mountain, knowing that the summit still lies ahead. And every experience is a valuable teacher.

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.

Adversity makes you stronger, don't give in, don't back down, and never stop doing what you know is right. Nothing worth doing, ever ever ever came easy, and the more righteous you fight, the more opposition that you will face. I've accomplished a tremendous amount, in a very short time as president.

Life will put many red lights in front of you, but sometimes we must push on the gas and trust God.

Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.