"Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."

"God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way."

"Remember that failure is an event, not a person."

"Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try."

"Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself."

"It's not where you start or even what happens to you along the way that's important. What is important is that you persevere and never give up on yourself."