
life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond / react to it
/lˈaɪf ɪz tˈɛn pɚsˈɛnt wˌʌt hˈæpənz tə juː ænd nˈaɪnti pɚsˈɛnt hˌaʊ juː ɹɪspˈɑːnd ɔːɹ ɹɪˈækt tʊ ɪt/
sentenceused to imply that a person's attitude, mindset, and actions have a greater impact on their life than external circumstances

the same fire that melts the butter, hardens the egg
/ðə sˈeɪm fˈaɪɚ ðæt mˈɛlts ðə bˈʌɾɚ hˈɑːɹdənz ðɪ ˈɛɡ/
sentenceused to imply that people respond differently to the same external circumstances based on their individual traits, and that external circumstances alone do not determine a person's outcome
