„A jewel’s just a rock put under enourmous heat and pressure. Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.“

— Jodi Picoult

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„Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.“
— Jodi Picoult
„Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and then become more extraordinary because of it.“
— John C. Maxwell
„I understand… the pressure is definitely hard, but I think just keeping your head on your shoulders is easier than it looks. I think if you know who you are, then I think you'll be fine for the rest of the way.“
— Miley Cyrus
„People in France have a phrase: "Spirit of the Stairway." In French: esprit d'Escalier. It means that moment when you find the answer but it's too late. So you're at a party and someone insults you. You have to say something. So, under pressure, with everybody watching, you say something lame. But the moment you leave the party… As you start down the stairway, then - magic. You come up with the perfect thing you should've said. The perfect crippling put down. That's the Spirit of the Stairway. The trouble is, even the French don't have a phrase for the stupid things you actually do say under pressure. Those stupid, desperate things you actually think or do.“
— Chuck Palahniuk