Quotes About Adversity

No disgrace to be poor," as Mrs. Starwood says, "but cussed unhandy.

To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that

Never stop just because you feel defeated. The journey to the other side is attainable only after great suffering.

Those people, who hate you, envy your freedom.

And yet, without discipline or direction, they'll end up washing cars, or unclaimed bodies in the city-state's morgue.

When you have to fight for an existence, fighting can become an existence.

Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.

I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, I'd have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating.

I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long, people would rip up my business card in my face. It's a humbling business to be in. But I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I cut the feet out of those pantyhose and I knew I was on to something. This was it.

If one has lost one's berries, one is likely to lose one's robins too.

Children survived, if they had half a chance. Children who could form attachments survived best.

The more that is taken away, the more clearly will thou see what is left behind.

The devils we run away from are the ones that pursue us most vigorously, and will only be defeated when you turn to face them down.

Don't go looking for trouble, it will find you soon enough without you shouting out an invitation.

What I'm saying is, you're a turned-inward soul; it's the way you cope with the hard things in life. You hide away.

Little girls are kept away from the things that would make them strong, in the name of protection and propriety.

There was nothing predictable in this life, and very little that was fair. •

I'm holding up, Lord willing and the creek don't rise.

It is the kind of fighting where you go in as pigs and come out sausage,

Dear God. Not only am I unemployed and homeless, but I also have a pregnant woman, bereaved dog, elephant, and eleven horses to take care of.

Being the survivor stinks.

Where do things start going off-track to turn a good day into a medium or bad day? 2 Are there specific events or behaviors that trigger it? 3 What's one thing I could change in my day that would make a noticeable improvement?

Let the memories die, sir, yer'll soon pick up the pieces.

When you're struggling to survive, no one gets to label you a coward, not even you yourself in your private thoughts.