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“Blow by blow a giant is knocked down.”

“My last chemo treatment was right around the corner. The enemy I'd pictured pulling a sneak attack on me was losing. My healthy-cell cancer fighter's were kicking in the swinging doors like an old Western movie and smoking those cancer cells one by one. They were doing the physical work; the least I could do was the mental olympics. The unexpected gift of mental fortitude feels like a secret in the breast cancer sisterhood community. Let’s vow to one another to accept positive energy only, including from our brains to ourselves.”

“Temporary failure will not prevent you from achieving lasting success.”

“Self-pity is spiritual suicide. It is an indefensible self-mutilation of the soul.”

“Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.”

“If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert.”

“A tree dances for the wind not because it enjoys it, but because it doesn’t want to break.”

“A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.”

“The greatest lesson a tree can give you is to stand tall and proud, no matter how strong life’s winds blow against you.”

“Great winds only challenge great trees.”

“If you have never walked a mile in someone’s shoes, do not mock the soars on his feet.”

“Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.”

“A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.”

“The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.”

“Count your summers, not your winters.”

“A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.”

“The larger the bricks your enemies throw at you the larger the palace you are going to build.”

“Harsh winters precede pleasant springs.”

“When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.”

“Pain teaches you more than pleasure. Failure teaches you more than success. Poverty teaches you more than prosperity. Adversity teaches you more than comfort.”

“Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.”

“If you press grapes, wine will pour out; if you crush roses, perfume will pour out; if you afflict the talented, genius will pour out.”

“An egg's true value is only known when it is broken.”

“Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow.”

“Learn from seeds; they don’t die when you throw dirt at them; they grow.”

“If an ant carries an object a hundred times its weight, you can carry burdens many times your size.”

“If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows.”

“Be flexible like trees; when the wind blows bend, but do not break.”

“An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.”

“On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.”

“Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain.”

“It is easier to move mountains using God's hands.”

“Hope is a better friend than despair.”

“You are a seed; that is why God plants you in adversity when He wants you to grow.”

“Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success.”

“The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.”

“Water drops erode mountains not because of their size, but their persistence.”