“Not all of us can do great things, but we can all do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa May 1943 – Chungkai Prison Camp – Thailand: Scottish Captain Ernest Gordon lay dying in the infamous Japanese prison camp in a...
“You have been created so that you might make a difference.” Andy Andrews 1951 – Westport, Connecticut: Marion Donovan sat in the product development office of a large paper company. She was meeting with paper companies across the country to show them her prototype...
“God carried me, and even to this day, I still don’t know how I got through it. I know God carried me through the hardest times. When life gets harder, hold on to God tighter.” Tina Lee 1996 – Lake...
“Every struggle in your life will become a story someday. It will either be a story about how you persevered or a story about why you gave up.” Dave Willis Summer 1974 – Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts: “The damn shark’s broken again,” came a frustrated voice over...
“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” Lou Holtz 1942 – Lyon, France: Klaus Barbie, the infamous chief of the Nazi Gestapo, first learned of the existence of...
“Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.” Zig Ziglar Late 1990 – Manchester, England: Jo boarded the late afternoon train bound for London’s King’s Cross Station only to learn that the train was delayed by four hours. At 25, she was divorced,...
