There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet." There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.

Those who do not create the future they want must endure the future they get.

You cannot discover oceans unless you have the courage to leave the shore.

A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you can not do.

Lessons may be viewed as difficulties or challenges to be overcome, but in reality they are an exercise in fine tuning that will make our efforts more effective in the long run. We are developing skills, attitudes, and perspectives that we need to move forward with insight and awareness.