A friend is nothing but a known enemy.

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At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss. - Paulo Coelho

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Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me!

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Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

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You are not Atlas carrying the world on your shoulder. It is good to remember that the planet is carrying you.

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He who makes no mistakes makes no progress.

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No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

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For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

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My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.

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I didn't find my friends; the good Lord gave them to me. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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