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0716f7b The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people. barriers challenges failure failures inspirational perseverance Randy Pausch
b7ea387 Failure is a bend in the road, not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward. change failure failures inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring keep-going keep-moving-forward learn learning life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic perseverance positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking risk success Roy T. Bennett
aec242c The splendid thin deep deep-thoughts endings failures falling falling-apart inspirational life-lessons life-path life-quotes new-beginnings positive-thinking profound silence Sanober Khan
91b93f5 The splendid thing about falling apart silently... is that you can start over as many times as you like. deep-thoughts endings failures falling falling-apart inspirational life-lessons life-path life-quotes new-beginnings positive-thinking profound silence Sanober Khan
9f5c713 If we experience any failures or setbacks, we do not forget them because they offend our self-esteem. Instead we reflect on them deeply, trying to figure out what went wrong and discern whether there are any patterns to our mistakes. failures forgetfulness mistakes offense patterns self-esteem setbacks Robert Greene
8a6ae1f Although claiming my true identity as a child of God, I still live as though the God to whom I am returning demands an explanation. I still think about his love as conditional and about home as a place I am not yet fully sure of. While walking home, I keep entertaining doubts about whether I will be truly welcome when I get there. As I look at my spiritual journey, my long and fatiguing trip home, I see how full it is of guilt about the past and worries about the future. I realize my failures and know that I have lost the dignity of my sonship, but I am not yet able to fully believe that where my failings are great, 'grace is always greater.' Still clinging to my sense of worthlessness, I project for myself a place far below that which belongs to the son, (p. 52). dignity doubts failure failures god grace guilt home identity love son sonship worries worry worthlessness Henri J.M. Nouwen
5f95f2d The ancient commission of the writer has not changed. He is charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improvement. exposure failures faults improvement writers writing John Steinbeck