The biggest strength of this team is our resiliency. They've just been terribly resilient through all the obstacles that have been thrown at them. They continue to fight and find a way.

The witch reached into the picnic basket and pulled out a light brown chamois bag about the size of a playing card. “Maybe this will help you. It’ll boost your self-esteem.”

Now we’re getting somewhere. Riley took the bag and opened it. She looked to the bottom to find … nothing.

“Ah, it’s empty.”

“Of course,” Ayden replied. “It’s up to you to fill it. Find things that mean something to you, that represent times where you’ve overcome an obstacle, learned something important. Put those items in the bag and they’ll help you find your strength.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

A man does what he must-in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures-and that is the basis of all human morality.

Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.

We think it's important that America understand the strength it has in the arts as well as the sciences. We have to show the rest of the world that this is a civilization of great attainments and great accomplishments. And you see that here tonight.