“The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.”
"The difference between a warrior and ordinary man is that a warrior sees everything as a challenge, while ordinary man sees everything as either a blessing or a curse."
- Carlos Castaneda
Courage
"The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse."
- Carlos Castaneda
Courage
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. the amount of work is the same."
- Carlos Castaneda
Motivation
"We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same."
- Carlos Castaneda
Resilience
"A warrior never worries about his fear."
- Carlos Castaneda
Bravery
"Because God has given you your agency, you can choose many directions to go and still lead a fulfilling life. Mortality is an open-ended, choose-your-own-adventure story. You have commandments, you have covenants, you have inspired prophetic counsel, and you have the gift of the Holy Ghost. That is more than enough to lead you to mortal happiness and eternal joy."
- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Choice
"More is lost by indecision than wrong decision."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
Choice
"If you begin to regret, you’ll dull your future decisions and let others make your choices for you. All that’s left for you then is to die. Nobody can foretell the outcome. Each decision you make holds meaning only by affecting your next decision."
- Erwin Smith
Choice
"It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
- J.K. Rowling
Choice
"Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway."
- Robert Downey Jr.
Choice