"I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for it."

Inspirational

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This quotation examines the core nature of Inspirational as articulated by Bethany Hamilton. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Inspirational provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

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About Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Meilani Hamilton is an American professional surfer and writer. On October 31, 2003, she survived a shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off; ultimately, she returned to professional surfing and wrote about her experiences in the 2004 autobiography, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. The book was adapted into the 2011 feature film, Soul Surfer. Hamilton attributes her strength to her Christian faith.

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"Being out there in the ocean, God's creation, it's like a gift He has given us to enjoy."

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"It was Jesus who gave me peace when the shark severed my arm. I trust in Jesus whenever I'm going through a hard time. I see all the beautiful things that have come out of my situation. I'm able to share my story with young girls who have few role models, and I can help others cope with what they have been through."

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"Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are!"

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"Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of."

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"An ignorance of means may minister to greatness, but an ignorance of aims make it impossible to be great at all."

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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"I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman."

— Anais Nin
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"I believe in the compelling power of love. I do not understand it. I believe it to be the most fragrant blossom of all this thorny existence."

— Theodore Dreiser
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"I believe that architecture, as anything else in life, is evolutionary. Ideas evolve; they don't come from outer space and crash into the drawing board."

— Bjarke Ingels
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