Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from…

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Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult...

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult...

Our lives improve only when we take chances...and the first and most difficult risk we...

Our lives improve only when we take chances...and the first and most difficult risk we...

True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written...

True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written...

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening,...

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening,...

If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may...

If you're angry at a loved one, hug that person. And mean it. You may...

Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.

Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured.

Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.

Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.

We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot...

We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot...

Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone...

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone...

To dare is to lose ones footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

To dare is to lose ones footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

Leap and the net will appear.

Leap and the net will appear.

Living might mean taking chances but theyre worth taking, Loving might be a mistake but...

Living might mean taking chances but theyre worth taking, Loving might be a mistake but...

I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed...

I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed...

Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.

Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.