I did have my moments of despair. It was certainly not — it’s not an experience I would like to have again. And then June came along.

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"Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain."

- Edmund Hillary

Belief

"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."

- Edmund Hillary

Personal Growth

"It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves."

- Edmund Hillary

Personal Growth

"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."

- Edmund Hillary

Personal Growth

"I have been seriously afraid at times but have used my fear as a stimulating factor rather than allowing it to paralyse me. My abilities have not been outstanding, but I have had sufficient strength and determination to meet my challenges and have usually managed to succeed with them."

- Edmund Hillary

Resilience

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"Happiness is possible even in the midst of darkness."

- Beauty and the Beast

Hope

"No one is beyond redemption."

- Beauty and the Beast

Hope

"You will … hear us declare with Moroni that hope is essential if we are to ‘receive [the] inheritance [God] hast prepared [for us]’ [Ether 12:32]. We want you to claim that inheritance as sons and daughters of a king. To do that, we must realize that hope is not just the message and manner of the naturally optimistic; it is the privilege of everyone who believes."

- Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Hope

"Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden."

- Cormac McCarthy

Hope

"Light tomorrow with today."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Hope