You're going to go through tough times—that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events.

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"You cannot expect victory and plan for defeat."

- Joel Osteen

Belief

"Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased."

- Joel Osteen

Hope

"The forces that are for you are greater than the forces against you."

- Joel Osteen

Hope

"The life in front of you is far more important than the life behind you."

- Joel Osteen

Hope

"People respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind."

- Joel Osteen

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"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

- Maya Angelou

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"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

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"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

- David Brinkley

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"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."

- Pete Cashmore

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