"Self-pity is spiritual suicide. It is an indefensible self-mutilation of the soul."
- Anthon St. Maarten
"Every tough situation, toughen the soul."
- Lailah Gifty Akita
"All great beginnings start in the dark, when the moon greets you to a new day at midnight."
- Shannon L. Alder
"all may not be well but, sometimes, things that seem so uncanny are what shield and protect us from the worst situations in life."
- Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
"This is my toughest time but the greatest."
"I measure my friends not by being there with me when everything is going well, but embracing me when I'm criticized and when I endure tough times."
- Terraine Francois
"Great men do not experience small challenges. They face great challenge but that is what makes them great. That is what give them great story. That is what inspires them to live and leave distinctive ..."
"The truth is, I can choose to view tough times as growing times, I can choose to see aging as seasoning and I can choose to focus on whatever good there is to be found in living. I choose. After all, ..."
- Steve Goodier
"I still have a tendency to sit back and wait out the bad things that try and take over my life."
- Dean Bakopoulos
"Do not worry, my sweet one. You have it within you to get yourself where you need to be."
- Karen Salmansohn