We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.

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"I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly, I don't know if they even like me. But who cares? Loving them is my joy."

- Isabel Allende

Love

"Writing is a calling, not a choice."

- Isabel Allende

Belief

"Every person is born with a talent, and happiness depends on discovering that talent in time."

- Isabel Allende

Happiness

"You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not."

- Isabel Allende

Personal Growth

"True friendship resists time, distance and silence."

- Isabel Allende

Relationships

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"The youth of this generation have a greater capacity for obedience than any previous generation."

- Elder David A. Bednar

Strength

"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."

- Confucius

Strength

"The pain you feel today will show itself as strength tomorrow."

- Tunde Oyeneyin

Strength

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Strength

"Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don’t to achieve what others won’t."

- Henry Rollins

Strength