“It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. ”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
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