This too shall pass.
Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.
If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.
I have found the paradox that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.