“Life is so often unfair and painful and love is hard to find and you have to take it whenever and wherever you can get it, no matter how brief it is or how it ends.”

“Live your life so that you’ll have no regrets. No matter how hard, no matter how sad, if something is precious to you, protect it with both arms.”

Masashi Kishimoto (1974) Japanese manga artist

“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.”

Bill Cosby (1937) American actor, comedian, author, producer, musician, activist

“In the end that was the choice you made, and it doesn't matter how hard it was to make it. It matters that you did.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Glass

“Corrie, if people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love! We must find the way, you and I, no matter how long it takes.”

Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) Dutch resistance hero and writer

“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.”

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States

“That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end.”

Brandon Sanderson (1975) American fantasy writer

“Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give… it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.”

Sylvester Stallone (1946) American actor, screenwriter, and film director

“If life is often so hard as this, I don't see how we ever shall get through it…”

Louisa May Alcott book Little Women

“The truth is that, no matter what kind of game you find yourself in, no matter how good or bad the luck, you can change your life completely with a single thought or a single act of love”

Gregory David Roberts book Shantaram