“I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to wish for a perfect life. the things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did _before_ you were knocked down. I'm choosing to stand up taller. I'll probably get knocked down a few more times before this life is through with me, but I can guarantee you I'll never stay on the ground.”
"You are the fish that I never want to release back into the sea."
- Colleen Hoover
Love
"When you wrapped your arms around me and held me, I knew that no matter what happened with my life, you were my home."
- Colleen Hoover
Love
"Sometimes in life, we need a few bad days in order to keep the good ones in perspective."
- Colleen Hoover
Awareness
"Sometimes even grown women need their mother’s comfort so we can just take a break from having to be strong all the time."
- Colleen Hoover
Compassion
"Sometimes even grown women need their mother's comfort so they can take a break from all that being strong."
- Colleen Hoover
Compassion
"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."
- Maya Angelou
Resilience
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchill
Resilience
"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."
- Michael Lopp
Resilience
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
- David Brinkley
Resilience
"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."
- Pete Cashmore
Resilience