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The speaker at my high school commencement concluded by

asking us whether we would explore and develop the spiritual

part of our identity throughout our lives or wait for illness or

advancing age to force a crash course ... Ultimately, I came to the

conclusion that this is the most important question of all.

—Francis S. Collins, director of the national institutes of health

Mental toughness is the ability to see the bright side of a

hopeless situation. Adversity is an experience, not a final act.

—George Raveling, basketball coach

Nature is the biggest teacher:

She’s always teaching you how to adapt.

—Gisele Bündchen, supermodel

POINT TO PONDER

People don’t come to rock shows to learn something. They come

to be reminded of something they already know and feel deep down

in their gut ... It’s the reason true rock ’n’ roll will never die.

—Bruce Springsteen, singer

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