Failure isn't a character quality. It's just an event. How you respond to failure is your character.

Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.

Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult! It’s what enables us to grow. Remember, earth is not heaven!

Resentment always hurts you more than the person you resent.

You can only make a difference by being different.

The purpose of your life fits into a much larger, cosmic purpose that God has designed for eternity.

If you want your life to have impact, focus it! Stop dabbling. Stop trying to do it all. Do less. Prune away even good activities and do only that which matters most. Never confuse activity with productivity. You can be busy without a purpose, but what's the point?