"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 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