Quotes About Adversity

A guy's who has all the money he needs and never faced any hard times, he won't have any character. But when you've had it tough and you've had it rough and you thought you were at the end of the rope and you work your way out of it, that's the way you build character.

Sometimes people have to go through hard times just to get to a happy place.

I believe that no matter what you believe, you're going to go through hard times.

Embrace your fire - even in hard times. A down economy can actually be a great time to start a business.

I was a little-known political consultant until Bill Clinton made me. When he came upon hard times, I felt it my duty - whatever my personal misgivings - to stick by him.

When you go through really hard times, you really figure out who you are, how you respond to things, and how things affect you.

The hard times that I've been through have made me the man that I am.

Rich folks always talk hard times.

Success came to us at an age where we could enjoy it. We went through a lot of hard times, so we appreciate success all the more now.

We're living in hard times.

If you have a difficult marriage, it's the hard times that make it better. If you have a relationship, it's the hard times that actually make it better, and that goes for life as well.

I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach had it in his mind that basketball was the way I would get an education.

Women have a real talent for bearing up under hard times.

People like to associate you with hard times and I pride myself on coming through them more than experiencing them.

I think going through some of the hard times makes you appreciate it even more when things are going well. It makes you realise how fortunate you are and not to take things for granted.

I do talk about hard times, but I also try to bring out the light.

I would say, anyone who knows me says they don't envy my life. I've just been through very hard times, yes.

I think hard times either bring out the best in you or the worst, and I think I've luckily managed to bring out all the positives in myself.

Going through economic hard times is something I know firsthand.

I've been in hard times.

I have gained good experience but at the same time had hard times as well.

I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.

I wanted people to know that I'm human, and I'm only successful because I've learned the hard way. I've been in so many dark places, but I got myself out.

I've done it the hard way and taken every opportunity I've been given and said yes to every fighter that's been put in front of me.