Resilience : (1491) " I started my YouTube channel when I was 13. At the time, I was being bullied by a few people who I used to be very close to. I felt very alone and unmotivated. After discovering the beauty community, I decided it would be a great way to express myself and use it as an outlet to be who I am. " - Bethany Mota " My mother died when I was 12, and right after, my dad died in a car crash. I was 15 and had no family. The court sent me to live with my uncle and aunt in Missouri. " - Karolyn Grimes " It’s a physical game, and it’s honestly a fight out there every play. " - Danny Amendola " We will never forget the lessons that we learned as a result of San Bruno. It’s really caused us to focus on safety with a laser-like sort of manner. There’s always more work to be done. " - Geisha Williams " For what I’ve overcome and am still overcoming, and accomplishing, says a lot. " - Daniel Jacobs " I moved to Queens, New York, when I was seven and a half. I went to middle school in a foreign country, but I had so many different kinds of Americans push me along and encourage me. I was very odd. I didn’t talk very well. We were poor, and we didn’t have any connections, but people showed up and pushed me along. " - Min Jin Lee " I’ve been badly shocked before. I grabbed the mic to talk – it was near an outlet and there was water. I got shocked, and the jolt went from my head to my feet, shutting down my body and I just passed out. My friends woke me up and took me to the hospital. " - Chad Gilbert " My career has been up and down through injuries, through different coaches that I played for. " - Tavon Austin " I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best. " - 未分类 " I was without my own place for nearly two years. It’s such a cliche to be a homeless musician in New York, but luckily, I had amazing friends who let me stay with them. I visited my parents a lot. It’s not like I was sleeping in my car, though I might have done that once… But it was by choice! " - Sharon Van Etten