“Pain is a part of life. Sometimes it's a big part, and sometimes it isn't, but either way, it's a part of the big puzzle, the deep music, the great game. Pain does two things: It teaches you, tells you that you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed. It leaves you wiser, sometimes. Sometimes it leaves you stronger.”
"The human mind is not a terribly logical or consistent place."
- Jim Butcher
Awareness
"Hope is a force of nature. Don’t let anyone tell you different."
- Jim Butcher
Hope
"Laugh whenever you can. Keeps you from killing yourself when things are bad. That and vodka."
- Jim Butcher
Happiness
"Wake up on Monday and start your day with a lot of awesomeness and you will get happiness back."
- Jim Butcher
Happiness
"Courage is about learning how to function despite the fear, to put aside your instincts to run or give in completely to the anger born from fear. Courage is about using your brain and your heart when every cell of your body is screaming at your to fight or flee – and then following through on what you believe is the right thing to do."
- Jim Butcher
Courage
"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."
- Max DePree
Growth
"How marvelous is the generation with which you deal. We have never had a generation its equal in all of the history of the Church. They are better educated. They are more familiar with the scriptures. I believe they pray with a greater measure of faith, have a greater desire to do the will of the Lord, are more active in the Church, go into the world as better prepared missionaries, and live to become better parents."
- President Gordon B. Hinckley
Growth
"Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable."
- Alex Toussaint
Growth
"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."
- Tony Robbins
Growth
"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."
- Mary Tyler Moore
Growth