Challenges are inevitable, Defeat is optional.

Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.

We are a product of the choices we make, not the circumstances that we face.

If you enter a race and finish last, you are a winner. The loser never entered the race.

Life's inevitable changes are like a compulsory roller-coaster ride. You can cower and shut your eyes tight, or you can exult in the thrills.

When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself) emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.

Coasting only takes you downhill.

You can t coast uphill.

When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself), emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.

Happy birthday, Alexander, " Magnus murmured."Thanks for remembering, " Alec whispered back.

To judge someone is to say that I have the right to define who they are, verses understanding that God has handed me the priceless privilege of discovering who they are.

Our personal stories of perseverance contain immense wisdom that can assist others in finding their way to peace and illumination during difficult times.

The way you get better at playing football is to play football.

Sometimes the only way you can get an audience is at an audition.

I think that leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people.

The wrong Democratic reaction to a stupid Republican utterance is to play hurt.

Honestly, my number-one motivation is my family.

Back in my era, hacking was all about messing with other hackers. It was a hacker war.

Solve the problem yourself or accept a fate you may not like... from this perspective, the ethic of personal responsibility gains appeal.