Steve BackleyLike everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts.
About This Quote
People who have lived through tragedy and hardship often come through with a higher level of awareness and maturity. They learn from the lessons they have learned. They know that it is not what happens to them, but how they respond to it, which determines how they will grow and change.
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