“A person grows up when he’s able to overcome hardships. Protection is important, but there are some things that a person must learn on his own.”
"Knowing what it feels to be in pain, is exactly why we try to be kind to others."
- Jiraiya
Compassion
"Rejection is a part of any man’s life. If you can’t accept and move past rejection, or at least use it as writing material – you’re not a real man."
- Jiraiya
Resilience
"Rejection makes a man stronger. In other words, you can't call yourself a real man unless you can laugh off stuff like that. Better yet, make a joke of it."
- Jiraiya
Resilience
"When people get hurt, they learn to hate… When people hurt others, they become hated and racked with guilt. But knowing that pain allows people to be kind. Pain allows people to grow… and how you grow is up to you."
- Jiraiya
Growth
"A place where someone still thinks about you is a place you can call home."
- Jiraiya
Connection to Earth
"We are all capable of change, both in our actions and our hearts."
- Beauty and the Beast
Personal Growth
"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."
- Paulo Coelho
Personal Growth
"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."
- Clayton M. Christensen
Personal Growth
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."
- Arianna Huffington
Personal Growth
"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."
- Mark Twain
Personal Growth