“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
– Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
– Khalil Gibran

“And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.”– Paulo Coelho

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
– Christopher Reeve

“Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.”– Chris Bradford

“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”
– Walt Disney

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”– J.K. Rowling

“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.”– Vincent Van Gogh

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.”
– Psalm 28:7

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The most important thing is to enjoy your life — to be happy. It’s all that matters. -Audrey Hepburn

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Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come without leaving happier. -Mother Teresa

Happiness is the best makeup. -Drew Barrymore

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. -Abraham Lincoln

The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are. -Goldie Hawn

Independence is happiness. -Susan B. Anthony

If you want to be happy, be. -Leo Tolstoy

We don’t laugh because we’re happy – we’re happy because we laugh. -William James

Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like. -Unknown

Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory. -Albert Schweitzer

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“Play keeps us vital and alive. It gives us an enthusiasm for life that is irreplaceable. Without it, life just doesn’t taste good” -Lucia Capocchione

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“Play is the beginning of knowledge.” -George Dorsey

“It is a happy talent to know how to play.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The opposite of play is not work. It’s depression.” -Brian Sutton-Smith

“This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”
― Alan Watts

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. -Kahlil Gibran

“It’s not that we spend five days looking forward to just two. It’s that most people do what they enjoy most on those two days. Imagine living a life where everyday are your Saturdays and Sundays. Make everyday your weekend. Make everyday a play-day…” ― James A. Murphy

“The true object of all human life is play.” -G. K. Chesterton

“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing.” -Charles Schaefer

“Play is the exultation of the possible.” -Martin Buber

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” -George Bernard Shaw

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