Our grandest business undoubtedly

Our grandest business undoubtedly is not to see what lies dimly in a distance
 but to do what lies clearly at hand.

---Thomas Carlyle

There is something that is much more scarce,

There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.

--Robert Half

One of our problem if we are not keen observer is our inability to recognize ability. We put focus to

A lot of life is dealing with your curse,

"A lot of life is dealing with your curse, dealing with the
cards you were given that aren't so nice. Does it make you
into a monster, or can you temper it in some way, or accept it
and go in some other direction?"

Every problem or difficulty you face contains the seed of an equal or greater advantage or benefit.

"Every problem or difficulty you face contains the seed of an
equal or greater advantage or benefit."

"To know what you want, to understand why you're doing it,

"To know what you want, to understand why you're doing it, to
dedicate every breath in your body to achieve... If you feel
you have something to give, if you feel that your particular
talent is worth developing, is worth caring for then there's
nothing you can`t achieve."

When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully

"When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the
world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often
surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was
only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers."

Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well

"Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do
something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't
use that ability as best we can."

The place where you made your stand never mattered

"The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that
you were there... and still on your feet."