“You should be a monster, an absolute monster, and then you should learn how to control it. It's better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.” – Jordan B. Peterson

"The best thing one can do when it is raining is to let it rain." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves.” ― Richard Rorty

“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” - William Shakespeare

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” - Leo Tolstoy

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.” ― Maya Angelou

“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose; the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.” ― Napoleon Hill

“Mediocrity is never a desirable destination. … At least, not when practice might transform mediocrity to competence, or even skill.” - Napoleon Bonapart

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” - William Shakespeare

“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.” - 1 Peter 4:12 // “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance…” - Romans 5:3