If you don't want it bad enough to risk losing it- you don't want it bad enough.
There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them
When life knocks you down you have two choices- stay down or get up.
You should never have to tell someone you are a Christian. They should know by the way you treat them.
The best things that have ever happened to me have not been the result of anything I have done. Some might say that is luck. I call them blessings and in some cases miracles.
Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.