Don't judge me by my past. I don't live there anymore
We cannot build our lives around what might happen tomorrow.
The things you have that money won't buy are the things that will enable you to get more of the things that money will buy.
Keep trying. It's only from the valley that the mountain seems high.
We can let our past [difficulties and failures] beat us or teach us [to be more knowledgeable, competent and realistic in the future]!
I took up an offer for me to lose 30 pounds in 30 days. It worked. I lost 30 days!