“I think the worst thing anyone can do to another human being isn’t take away their home, their job, their parents. I think the worst thing anyone can do is make them stop believing in something higher, something good, something pure, a reason for everything—hope, maybe. God, maybe.”
― Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
― Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
“They taught me that “impossible” exists only in your mind. You are capable of so much more than you can even imagine.”
― All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
― All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
“Once you have conquered one challenge, you begin to wonder: What else have you told yourself is impossible? What else is there that you believed you could not overcome? Maybe the idea of impossible is only in your mind.”
― All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
― All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
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