”The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition. It distracts you from what’s truly important.
”When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways—either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.
”It’s not easy breaking out of your comfort zone. People will tear you down, tell you that you should
not have tried in the first place. But let me tell you something — there’s not much difference between a stadium full of cheering fans and an angry crowd screaming abuse at you; they’re both just making a bunch of noise. How you take it is up to you. If you convince yourself they’re cheering for you, one
day they will.