“I’ve learned… that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.” — Andy Rooney

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” — Haruki Murakami

“If you’re not enough before the gold medal, you won’t be enough with it.” — from the movie Cool Runnings

“Culture is roughly anything we do and the monkeys don’t.” — Lord Raglan