Quotes about Adversity
I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.
— Les Brown
Tough times don't last, tough people do."
— Les Brown
Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.
— Charles Spurgeon
Those who tread among serpents, and along a tortuous path, must use the cunning of the serpent.
— Thomas Becket
Bullies want to abuse you. Instead of allowing that, you can use them as your personal motivators. Power up and let the bully eat your dust.
— Nick Vujicic
There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.
— Sonia Sotomayor
Despite their poverty, their tragic pasts, their own sorrows, they stood before her in strength and spoke with a wisdom that defied their circumstances.
— Janette Oke
She sat silent, looking straight ahead. What did he care about the hot sun on her head? What did she care? Nothing worse could possibly happen to her.
— Janette Oke
There was fear in those lovely young features, most certainly. No one but a fool would not be frightened at a time like this. But the fear did not possess her, did not dominate her. She remained strong and steadfast...
— Janette Oke
No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work.
— Mother Teresa
On bravely through the sunshine and the showers! Time hath his work to do, and we have ours.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
No matter how great a writer, artist, or entrepreneur, he is a mortal, he is fallible. He is not proof against Resistance. He will drop the ball; he will crash. That's why they call it rewriting.
— Steven Pressfield