A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
You've got to give more than you take.
America is better when all of us take care of all of us.
Either you vegetate and look out a window, or activate and try to effect change.
It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been.
Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.