Quotes About Adversity

In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?

When true friends meet in adverse hour; 'Tis like a sunbeam through a shower. A watery way an instant seen, The darkly closing clouds between.

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

ISMENE A chi vive tra le sofferenze il senno non rimane, signore, ma svanisce.»

CORO Avrà così sempre vigore oggi e in futuro, come l'aveva in passato, questa legge: mai grandezza ai mortali viene senza dolore.»

The only truth in life: Life goes on and things do change, for the better or even the worse

Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it.

Eliza, stop crying, You let sorrow take over you; you will drown in it

Our lessons shape who we are but do not define or limit who we are.

Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky

During that time, in between train rides, they sleep in trees or by the tracks, they drink from puddles, they beg for food.

After running for my life from hunters, a girl with too much lip gloss doesn't register on my fear radar.

But, Audrey, that's what life is. We're all on a jagged graph. I know I am. Up a bit, down a bit. That's life.

How are you going to forget him if you keep talking about him? Darling, when things go wrong in life, this is what you do. You lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail... and out you go.

But I'm sick of this bloody jagged graph. You know, two steps up, one step down. It's so painful. It's so slow. It's like this endless game of snakes and ladders. And Mum just looked at me as if she wanted to laugh or maybe cry, and said, But Audrey, that's what life is. We're all on a jagged graph. I know I am. Up a bit, down a bit. That's life.

And then Jo met Professor Bhaer, so we had to watch that bit. And then Beth died. So I guess the March sisters were on their own jagged graph too.

Every one is allowed to have a false start

We've all got to have some kind of failure in life, and I had mine early. I got back on my feet. I learned that failing doesn't mean you are a failure; it just means you're a human being.

You just have to accept it, Effie, says Bean, sounding sad. I know it's hard. When Hal dumped me, all I wanted was Hal. I wanted him so badly, I thought the universe must give me him. It must. Her voice trembles. But it didn't. I couldn't have him. I had to have something different. I had to be happy with something different. Otherwise, what am I going to do, just cry my whole life? She sits up in bed, a ray of moonlight making her eyes glitter. What are you going to do, cry your whole life?

If I've learned one lesson from all that's happened to me, it's that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.

Will I be OK? Krista gives a derisive laugh and swivels to face me. I've built up a business and I've turned off my mum's life-support machine and I've punched a shark in the face. I think I can cope with this .

Some people lose their nerve for riding or skiing or driving; well, I've lost my nerve for life.

Your job is obviously very pressured." "I thrive under pressure," I explain. Which is true. I've known that about myself ever since Ã¢â'¬Â¦ Well. Ever since my mother told me, when I was about eight. You thrive under pressure, Samantha. Our whole family thrives under pressure. It's like our family motto or something.

If you listened to every pang, you wouldn't get anywhere in life