"Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses." "Just like the rose holds her beauty among the thorns, we can gather our strength from the most unlikely places." "If roses tried to be sunflowers, they'd lose their beauty; and if sunflowers tried to be roses, they'd lose their strength." "The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose." "Just like the rose holds her beauty among the thorns, we can gather our strength from the most unlikely places."