"I have been bent and broken, but..." - Quote by Charles Dickens

“One should never be ashamed to cry. Tears are rain on the dust of earth.”

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”

“Reflect upon your present blessings”

“If you ever hear yourself or anyone you care about starting to express the belief that a problem is permanent, it’s time to immediately shake that person loose. No matter what happens in your life, you’ve got to be able to believe, 'This, too, shall pass,' and that if you keep persisting, you’ll find a way.”

“A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.”

“Life cannot go on without much forgetting.”

“What you do makes you better at what you think. What you think makes you more effective at what you do.”

“I think we have systematically and critically harmed ourselves and many young people by advising them not to try things.”

“Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and I will show you a failure.”