Book shows how leaders faced their tough times

It seems like every day lately we Americans are presented with a new problem. Most of them have consequences that keep us on the edge of concern about our future. I try to look at how I can control my own destiny. I looked into one of my favorite books, "Everyone Leads" by Dan Zadra.
Here are some of the thoughts from his book.

• These are hard times in which a genius would wish to live. Great necessities call forth great leaders. (Abigail Adams)

• Wherever we look upon this earth the opportunities take shape within the problems. (Nelson Rockefeller)

• We have a problem. "Congratulations." But it's a tough problem. "Then double congratulations." (Clement Stone)

• Out of difficulties we grow miracles. (Jean De La Bruyere)

• A good business has interesting problems; a bad business has boring ones. The idea is to make the problems so interesting that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them. (Susan Fielder)

• There is nothing we cannot live down, rise above or overcome. (Ella Wheeler-Wilcox)

• Whenever I get to a low point, I go back to the basics. I ask myself, "Why am I doing this?" It comes down to passion. (Lyn St. James)

• You may trod me into the very dirt but still, like dust, I'll rise. (Maya Angelou)

Sometimes it just helps to get a different perspective.