Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes

Oh dear, life is pretty tough sometimes, isn't it?

Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days ahead.

Successful people are able to rise above crises by relaxing no matter what the external situation. Their belief in themselves, the strength of their self-image is impenetrable armor, which protects them against shattering events.

You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.

If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness.

Sometimes, when I talk to someone who has just been diagnosed with cancer or some other illness, I'll remind them: "If you were honest with yourself, you were depressed before this happened. And if this were over you would be happy for a couple of weeks, a couple of months, and then something else would come along."

A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.

Can you suppose there's any harm in looking as cheerful and being as cheerful as our poor circumstances will permit?

Life is hard already. Why make it harder?

My grandmother instilled in me a toughness that comes with survival. She was a tough lady and never truly enjoyed her life. She would always worry about things and I would tell her that it wasn't going to get her anywhere and it didn't. I wasn't even that smart back then, but I knew that worrying about everyone else wasn't good for her health. As Latinos, we stress and worry so much about the future when the future is today. As long as we protect what's good in our lives, we will be all right.

When any fit of gloominess, or perversion of mind, lays hold upon you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaints, but exert your whole care to hide it; by endeavouring to hide it; you will dry it away. Be always busy.

Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If you mentally crumble and degenerate into negative thinking, you'll magnify the problem to the point where it can haunt you.

Emphasis in the Marine Corps isn't on talking about your feelings.

While positive mental states may be associated with less stress and more resilience to infection, positive well-being might also be accompanied by a healthy lifestyle.

You cannot escape anxiety … but I have faith that you will rise above your fears.

When I get down, I don't waller around for long.

A lot of people out there get hounded about things that are going on in their lives. You just find ways to handle it and go on about your business.

Dealing with depression effectively is a mark not of weakness, but of strength.

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

Was I hurt sometimes? Yeah. But not to the point where I couldn't play. I think we all go through it. Some guys escape it. Some guys don't. There's no secret formula.

I just want people to know I'm mentally strong.

As a young boy - I was 20-21, around that age - I didn't think I was being treated right. It can affect anyone, not just me. It was about how I bounced back, how I had to think and sit down and try to move on. Not let that defeat me.

I've always been a guy that, I don't know, just attacks pressure.

In England, especially, mentally if you're not strong it can eat you up. There's the media, all the negativity surrounding footballers. If you're not mentally strong, it can eat you.