Anyone can have a good day. The question is, what do you do on a bad day? That’s when you’re being tested. In a very tangible sense, a bad day shows your innermost essence more than a good day.

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"Can’t you see? Every step I have taken since I was that child on the bridge has been to bring myself closer to you."

- Arthur Golden

Love

"Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are."

- Arthur Golden

Adversity

"Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn so that we see ourselves as we really are."

- Arthur Golden

Adversity

"Never give up; for even rivers someday wash dams away."

- Arthur Golden

Persistence

"A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory."

- Arthur Golden

Focus

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"Beauty is not about physical perfection, but about authenticity and confidence."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"Beauty is found in the unique qualities that make us who we are."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."

- Lily Tomlin

Self-awareness

"Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears."

- Laird Hamilton

Self-awareness

"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."

Self-awareness