"I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

Christopher Reeve

"The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one."

Goldie Hawn

"It's not how many times you get knocked down that count, it's how many times you get back up. "

George A. Custer

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."

Dolly Parton

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

Zig Ziglar

"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."

Napoleon Hill

"When life gets you down, do you wanna know what you've gotta do? Just keep swimming!"

Dory, Finding Nemo

"Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it."

Rabindranath Tagore

"Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses."

Kobe Bryant

"The best way out is always through. "

Robert Frost

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."

Sir Winston Churchill

"Going one more round, when you don’t think you can, that’s what makes all the difference in life."

Sylvester Stallone