When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

The person who dumps garbage into your mind will do you considerably more harm than the person who dumps garbage on your floor, because each load of mind garbage negatively impacts your possibilities and lowers your expectations.

Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to [grow and] become successful. For that reason it makes sense to be grateful for adversities that help you grow, even if it is only in understanding and compassion for other's suffering.

A goal casually set and lightly taken is freely abandoned at the first obstacle.

When you stop planning and preparing . . . you stop winning.

Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed. Realistically, the more problems we have and the larger they are, the greater our value to our employer.

The right quote can inspire people to change their ways.