This is off-topic, because I am not the originator of this phrase (I forget the source), but all the "life gives you lemons" ones made me think of it: When life gives you lemons, use them as an excuse to not put in the work required to achieve your dreams.
A phrase I was told was well-said in an argument about... I don't even remember: Studying what makes us human doesn't make us any less so.
"How easy it was to produce scape-goats and how readily they were accepted! This was especially true when the alternative was to find yourself either guilty or stupid or both"
Remember it form a book, can't remember which one though.
