1. “Cancer is not a death sentence, but rather it is a life sentence; it pushes one to live.”- Marcia Smith

2. ”We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.”- Lance Armstrong

3. “I have cancer but cancer doesn’t have me!”

4. “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.”- Cayla Mills

5. “What Cancer Cannot Do – Cancer is so limited… It cannot cripple love, It cannot shatter hope, It cannot corrode faith, It cannot destroy peace, It cannot kill friendship, It cannot suppress memories, It cannot silence courage, It cannot invade the soul, It cannot steal eternal life, It cannot conquer the spirit.”

6. “Never, ever give up.”

7. “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”-Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

8. “At any given moment you have the power to say this is NOT how the story is going to end.”

9. “Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.” – Emory Austin

10. “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do” – Eleanor Roosevelt

11. “Never give up, miracles happen everyday.”

12. “The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.” – Nikolai Lenin

13. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

14. “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”- Christopher Reeve

15. “Oh, my friend, it’s not what they take away from you that counts — it’s what you do with what you have left.”- Hubert Humphrey

16. “You are never, ever, ever alone.”