[integritydetail]

I read wisdom quotes when I'm down over my identity or choices I've made.

Barbara De Angelis:

Living with integrity means:

* Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships.
* Asking for what you want and need from others.
* Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension.
* Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values.
* Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.

Gay Hendricks:

Most couples have not had hundreds of arguments; they've had the same argument hundreds of times.

David Brinkley:

A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.

John Wooden:

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (probably erroneously):

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.

William Ellery Channing:

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.