“Life is a gift and a challenge.”
“Then you must be willing to fight," Mircea responded. "Life is not a gift, Raphael; it's a challenge. Rise to it!”
“There is always a gift in any challenge.”
“Intelligence is a harder gift. For this you must work, you must practice it, challenge it, and maybe toward the end of your life you will master it. Cleverness is the shadow, whereas intelligence is the substance.-Doc”
“It is a gift when someone can challenge you and open your mind to new ideas.”
“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.”