"For every Pharoah there is a Moses."

Struggle, Opposition, Power, Freedom

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"I do know the sorrow of being ordinary, and that much of our life is spent doing the crazy mental arithmetic of how, at any given moment, we might improve, or at least disguise or present our defects and screw-ups in either more charming or more intimidating ways."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Struggle, Ordinary, Life, Sorrow

"What worried him worst at the moment - for it is often little things that are hardest to stand - was that his lip was bleeding where they had hit him and he couldn't wipe the little trickle of blood away although it tickled him."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Struggle, Pain, Suffering, Physical, Endurance

"I grunted, hauling the rope hand over hand. A plaintive squeak came from the pulley system with each draw, as if I had strapped some unfortunate mouse to a torture device and was twisting with glee."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Struggle, Pain, Suffering, Strength, Survival

"Every goal has a road block, that is our fear of failure."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Struggle, Fear, Failure, Obstacles, Goal

"We lived in the bowels of New York City. It was a struggle just to survive. This nice suburban kid hadn't had to do much of that before."

Peter Bergman, American Actor

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"Something they seem to omit to mention in Boston AA when you're new and out of your skull with desperation and ready to eliminate your map and they tell you how it'll all get better and better as you abstain and recover: they somehow omit to mention that the way it gets better and you get better is through pain. Not around pain, or in spite of it."

David Foster Wallace, American Writer

Struggle, Pain, Recovery, Truth, Growth

"The whole thing could have been uncomfortable if all your wishes were to be drowned in to the sea or passed through a heart of a lion that shed not the innocent blood."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Struggle, Sea, Blood, Heart, Life

"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spent the rest of the day putting the pieces together."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Struggle, Self, Happiness, Life

"The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Struggle, Battle, Decision, Life, Fear

"Forgiveness does carry with it numerous obstacles and one may well be surprised why many people find it a very difficult hurdle to jump over."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Struggle, Obstacles, Difficulty, Forgiveness, Mind

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"I do know the sorrow of being ordinary, and that much of our life is spent doing the crazy mental arithmetic of how, at any given moment, we might improve, or at least disguise or present our defects and screw-ups in either more charming or more intimidating ways."

"What worried him worst at the moment - for it is often little things that are hardest to stand - was that his lip was bleeding where they had hit him and he couldn't wipe the little trickle of blood away although it tickled him."

"I grunted, hauling the rope hand over hand. A plaintive squeak came from the pulley system with each draw, as if I had strapped some unfortunate mouse to a torture device and was twisting with glee."

"Every goal has a road block, that is our fear of failure."

"We lived in the bowels of New York City. It was a struggle just to survive. This nice suburban kid hadn't had to do much of that before."

"The whole thing could have been uncomfortable if all your wishes were to be drowned in to the sea or passed through a heart of a lion that shed not the innocent blood."

"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spent the rest of the day putting the pieces together."

"The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go."

"Forgiveness does carry with it numerous obstacles and one may well be surprised why many people find it a very difficult hurdle to jump over."

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"Words, they say, are the food of minds. But, like other foods, they can do little by themselves."

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"It is experience which teaches, not controversy based on supposed logic and assumptions of what is likely to be true."

"The real generosity is when a man does something generous when nobody knows about it."

"Sufism is always systematised only for limited or transitory periods: because Sufism is primarly instrumental, not for enjoyment or display."

"Correct teaching brings out human excellence."