[Eric Pode of Croydon]

People who are told they might have to reinvent their lives every few years tend not to be people who marry, have families, and put down roots in a community..

Like it or not, the core of middle class America has always been people who felt that they can count on stable employment.

I'm just sayin'.....

[WayneS]

When the going gets hard, do you have confidence in yourself to meet the challenge? Do you have what it takes to persevere?

Right now, today, the answer is yes, because I have a lot of ammunition on hand.

[Rapscallion]

1. Consider carefully. Is the decision good, symmetrical, consistent, and honest? 2. Can it be done by anyone at all or is it impossible? 3. Is it worth doing?

Now you know. Stop here or proceed. If you proceed, you must not quit under any circumstances. It is possible. You must stick with it until you succeed or die trying. I mean it. Never give up once you believe!

[OkiMusashi]

Did the title of this thread have anybody worried besides me?

[DuncanWaring]

Adm. James Stockdale, reflecting on his years checked-in at the Hanoi Hilton:

“You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end -- which you can never afford to lose -- with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.”

[Secret Agent Man]

When things get hard.

Phrasing! /archer