"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." — Thomas A. Edison

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger." — Friedrich Nietzsche

"Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him." — Henry Miller

"It is a wise father that knows his own child." — William Shakespeare

"I'm a father; that's what matters most. Nothing matters more." — Gordon Brown

"Man - a being in search of meaning." — Plato

"Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body." — Joseph Addison

"A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone." — Robert Frost

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." — Aristotle Onassis

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." — Eric Hoffer