Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender that is strength.
I was born in Europe... and I've traveled all over the world. I can tell you that there is no place, no country that is more compassionate, more generous, more accepting and more welcoming than the United States of America.
I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street.
Why does the lizard stick his tongue out? The lizard sticks its tongue out because that's the way its listening and looking and tasting its environment. It's its means of appreciating what's in front of it.
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.