struggle

And I hope someday you see - nobody has it easy...
~John Legend

fantasy

Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of the telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
~Dr. Seuss

adversity

Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
~Lou Holtz

INAUGURATION 2009

There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.
~Barack Obama

life

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
~Ben Stein

state of mind

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.
~Martha Washington

be who you are

Be who you are and say what you feel. Because those that matter... don't mind. And those that mind... don't matter.