" A brother is a first friend and a second father. "

— Unknown

" Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise. "

— Kobe Bryant

" Distance makes the heart grow fonder. "

— Thomas Haynes Bayly

" Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. "

— Marie Curie

" No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth. "

— Robert Southey

" When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what? "

— Sydney J. Harris