Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

(Mark Twain)

 Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

(Bernard Williams)

 The difference between success and  failure is a great team.

 We can either wring our hands in despair or use them to roll up our shirtsleeves and try to find new ways to make a difference.

 (Pat Schroeder)

 Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it.

(Joseph Conrad)

 In spring no one thinks of the snow that fell last year.

(Swedish proverb)

 Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

(T.S. Eliot)