“Failure can become our most powerful path to learning if we're willing to choose courage over comfort.”— Brené Brown, twitter.com
“The vast majority of my anger and frustration comes from believing that people have almost limitless untapped potential but they choose to consider themselves finished products instead of works in progress.”— Elan Gale, twitter.com
“Never let hard lessons harden your heart; the hard lessons of life are meant to make you better, not bitter.”— Roy T. Bennett, amazon.com
“Anytime you’re gonna grow, you’re gonna lose something. You’re losing what you’re hanging on to to keep safe. You’re losing habits that you’re comfortable with; you’re losing familiarity.”— James Hillman, thesunmagazine.org
“After a while you learn the subtle difference Between holding a hand and chaining a soul, And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning And company doesn’t mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts And presents aren’t promises, And you begin to accept your defeats With your h…”— Jorge Luis Borges, hellopoetry.com
“I’ve reached the age where bruises are formed from failures within rather than accidents without.”— Nicole Krauss, amazon.com
“The biggest lesson I’ve learned is, ‘It’s okay.’ It’s okay for me to be kind to myself. It’s okay to be wrong. It’s okay to get mad. It’s okay to be flawed. It’s okay to be happy. It’s okay to move on.”— Hayley Williams, huffingtonpost.com