When our spirit tells us it is time to weep, we should weep. It is part of the ritual, if you will, of putting sadness in perspective and gaining con…

- Joseph M. Marshall Iii

Life can give you strength. Strength can come from facing the storms of life, from knowing loss, feeling sadness and heartache, from falling into the…

- Joseph M. Marshall Iii

Weakness and strength are necessary for balance. No one or nothing is only weak or only strong. But some of us overlook our weaknesses, and even de…

- Joseph M. Marshall Iii

We are all afraid of something. But that shouldn't stop us from going on every day. We should not always walk in fear of the shadow while we are in t…

- Joseph M. Marshall Iii

The strength of a tree, the old ones say, comes not from growing thicker in the good years when there is water, but from staying alive in the bad, dr…

- Joseph M. Marshall Iii

When a storm blows, you must stand firm. For it is not trying to knock you down, it is really trying to teach you to be strong.

- Joseph M. Marshall Iii

You can think whatever you want, say whatever you want, and do whatever you want, as long as you are willing to face the consequences.

- Joseph M. Marshall Iii

Success is rarely the result of one swell swoop, but more often the culmination of many, many small victories.

- Joseph M. Marshall Iii

... Our ability to reason has not given us special status, only a greater responsibility.

- Joseph M. Marshall Iii