Problems can be a benefit, because they push you to do something different, to try something new, to improve, to be more creative, to achieve what you never thought you could.

We should expect to emerge from each difficulty better for the experience.

A lot of “good” things have to be let go of in order to find the best.

It's not about how many times you fall, but how many times you get up and keep going.

Never confuse a mere bend in the road with the end of the line.

When you’re surfing and there’s a big wave coming your way, you can either catch and ride it or be overwhelmed by it. Rise above your problems and ride them to victory rather than letting them drown you.

A pot of food that is stirred often will cook evenly and well. In the same manner, a life that is stirred frequently is more likely to be balanced and successful.

Getting things out in the open will nearly always bring people together. It may not solve the immediate problem, but it will foster mutual respect and better understanding that will lead to future solutions and successes.

People are often not looking for answers or advice when they tell others their problems. They may just want to be able to express their feelings and to have the satisfaction of knowing someone else understands and empathizes. You pay people a high compliment simply by hearing them out.

Determine to make the best of bad situations, and you will make your world a happier place. You will also attract more friends, because people are attracted to positive people.

You can either do something about a problem or you can’t, but either way, worrying won’t help. Channel your energy into finding a solution, if one is to be found, or into other things that are within your control.

The popcorn kernel is small, hard, indigestible, and seemingly worthless. But put it in a pot and hold it over the fire, and it’ll be transformed before your eyes. Sometimes life’s pressures and problems can do the same for you.

When you’re surfing and there’s a big wave coming your way, you can either catch and ride it or be overwhelmed by it. Rise above your problems and ride them to victory rather than letting them drown you.

Troubles, like a washing machine, twist us and knock us around, but in the end we come out brighter and better than before.