I think if you follow anyone home, whether they live in Houston or London, and you sit at their dinner table and talk to them about their mother who has cancer or their child who is struggling in school, and their fears about watching their lives go by, I think we're all the same. Brene Brown
I was able to do Classics, the U.S. national championships and the Pan American Games and feel like I improved with each meet, but I was still struggling with a lot of residual pain from the two surgeries. Shawn Johnson
I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.Nelson Mandela
It's funny, because in deference to conventional wisdom, I spent my struggling writer years trying to suppress my naturally baroque literary voice and write clean, spare prose. I finally gave up and embraced my baroque tendencies when I wrote the Kushiel series. Jacqueline Carey
It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance. Brene Brown
My dad is a good role model for me, and then I had a high school coach that really helped me out when I was struggling and made a big difference in my life. Sean Covey
There are times when I'm watching an NFL quarterback struggling to get through the game, and I get bitter to some extent. Jeff Garcia
You know, quarterbacks, I think greatness in quarterbacks is taking what you've got, whether it's a great team, a good team, or a struggling team and make them better. Fran Tarkenton