Quotes About Adversity

I've had good times and bad times. That's me. That's how I am.

I know what hard times are like. I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. I've had struggles.

When times are good, people drink. When times are bad, people drink.

I bet some of you feel sorry for me. Well don't. Having an artificial leg has its advantages. I've broken my right knee many times and it doesn't hurt a bit.

Positive things come out of even the most difficult times.

I feel really passionate now that talking with family, friends, or a counsellor is the way to deal with negative situations and difficult times.

I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.

Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.

I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness.

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

I'm going to continue being me through the good times and the bad.

I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times.

It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism.

At times, here at Milan, I have felt humiliated.

You've got to go through some good times and some bad times, and hopefully you're able to recover from the bad times.

Growing up as a kid, we moved all over the country on a fairly frequent basis, from New Jersey to Texas, California, Illinois... we moved 21 times in my first 17 years.

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave.

Life for me has always been about timing, and it was bad timing for that disease to hit me; it was time to exit stage.

In terms of timing, there's never a good time to get injured.

When you're actually boxing, unless it's a proper grudge match, it's less about beating the person up and more about being better within yourself. Being patient, timing things, like chess, so really, it's as much down to you as what the other person does - and that's life.

Where cancer is concerned, it's safe to say there's no such thing as good timing.

I know exactly what it's like to not have a penny. I know exactly what it's like trying to get a job. I know exactly what it's like having bloody one tin of Ambrosia left in the cupboard. But I know I can survive.

Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times you've failed at something.

In the Dominican Republic, my mom and I lived in this little tiny town called Cabarete, which is very poor.