I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers.
I have based my life on being strong enough to do anything.
I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now I was not always on the ground. I praise God for His mercy; for it was He only Who stretched out His hand to me. May He be blessed for ever! Amen.
When the storms of life come, if they come to me personally, to my family or to the world, I want to be strong enough to stand and be a strength to somebody else, be shelter for somebody else.
I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.
I'm nihilistic, antagonistic, violent, horrible - but not obliterated, yet. I just refuse to be beaten down. I think it's stubborness that keeps me going.
I fight to embrace the entire circle of human activity to the full extent of my ability.
I've found in my own life, if you try to struggle against what the universe is telling you, you set yourself up for more of a battle.
After every fight, I knock myself down. I start from scratch again. I say, 'I'm not as good as I thought.' It makes you work harder. It makes you push harder. It's more than money. It's more than the title. It's my pride, and it can be scary thinking about it. I could lose. It's scary.
There have been so many people that have come up and embraced me as an example of what it's like to face something tough and just get up the next day and keep pushing.