Quotes about Adversity
Mistakes are the stepping stones to success.
— John Maxwell
The man who is afraid to risk failure seldom has to face success.
— John Wooden
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sometimes what we deem a failure at the time it happens actually serves to foster a change within us that creates an even greater success down the road.
— Marianne Williamson
Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.
— John Maxwell
He still wanted to believe that people could survive their misfortunes. He believed that was all anyone had.
— Alice Hoffman
Your grand daughter may not be looking for trouble, but trouble is looking for her.
— Alice Hoffman
From the very start, Sally has been lying to herself, telling herself she can handle anything, and she doesn't want to lie anymore. One more lie and she'll be truly lost. One more and she'll never find her way back through the woods.
— Alice Hoffman
Hard times make for simple minds.
— Alice Hoffman
We make our own fate. And then all at once she realized they did. They could not control it, but they could choose how to respond to what happened.
— Alice Hoffman
just do the best I can to face what life brings. That's the secret, you know. That's the way you change your fate.
— Alice Hoffman
Cleaning up after themselves was a low priority for Margo and my mother. They had both recovered from cancer scares, failed marriages, and lost hope; in their opinion, dirt could wait.
— Alice Hoffman