Quotes about Adversity
Life is not as idle ore, But iron dug from central gloom, And heated hot with burning fears, And dipt in baths of hissing tears, And batter'd with the shocks of doom, To shape and use.
— Alfred Lord Tennyson
Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway.
— Stephen Colbert
Don't fuss about trifles. Don't permit little things-the mere termites of life-to ruin your happiness.
— Dale Carnegie
Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances-it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.
— Elizabeth George
I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life!
— Oprah Winfrey
Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.
— Gordon Hinckley
What really counts in life is the quiet meeting of every difficulty with the determination to get out of it all the good there is.
— Helen Keller
I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift.
— Joel Osteen
Those who are the happiest are not neccessarily those for whom life has been easiest.
— James Dobson
Even when life is difficult or challenging-especially when life is difficult and challenging-the present is always an opportunity for us to learn, grow, and become better than we've ever been before.
— Hal Elrod
One of the few greatest satisfactions of this life is to handle problems efficiently and well.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Life happens not to me but for me.
— Tony Robbins