Quotes About Adversity

This is hard... Never said it would be easy. Nothing good ever is.' -- Josie & Ash

It's not ugly. It's a mark of courage. Of survival. I think you're beautiful.

Love finds you when you least expect it. Under seemingly impossible circumstances, but it was there. Young and blooming still. Unwavering and constant. Love truly did conquer all. Love required trust, unconditional faith in the face of adversity.

Life works however the hell you make it work.

Inch by inch, they chipped away until soon there would be nothing left to salvage.

She very nearly reached for his hand, but curled her fingers into a fist instead. He wouldn't appreciate her pity, and how did you pity a man who'd survived hell? You didn't pity him. You admired him.

There's always a series of events that lead up to that one moment where all is lost.

How on earth are you able to do that?" He dropped her with a splash, and when she came up, he gathered her close. "I'm a SEAL, remember? We do the impossible, and we do it in the water.

Wasn't that the way of the world, though? Only the strong survived, and the weak perished.

Nothing in my years in the army prepared me for having a baby," Sam said wearily. "It's not for pussies, that's for sure.

Anyone who braves the world sooner or later feels the consequences of it. —Lady Elizabeth Melbourne

Only a fool is never afraid, Frank. Heroes are the people who carry on despite their fear, because they know the job's got to get done

Sometimes in life, you fall down holes you can't climb out of by yourself. That's what friends and family are for-to help. They can't help, however, unless you let them know you're down there.

I mean it. Like, people always talk about how God doesn't ever give you more than you can handle, but I'm telling you right now, I cannot handle this. This is just too much!

Yes, storms are damaging, but we need them because they clear away the bracken that prevents new flowers from having a chance to grow. And of course we need the sun to shine on those new flowers that without the storm might never have had a chance to bloom.

You are a princess. And princesses do not run away when things become difficult. They throw their shoulders back and they face what disaster awaits them head on. Bravely, and without complaint.

Heroes are the people who carry on despite their fear, because they know the job's got to get done and they're the only ones left to do it

So since my parents got divorced when I was young, my dad moved to this weird place in Europe. He also got married and sadly got cancer. He and his wife can't have kids either." (Page 25)

Only a fool is never afraid, Frank," Mr. Graves, the old man by the fire, said. "Heroes are the people who carry on despite their fear, because they know the job's got to get done

Dirty dishwater is better than none.

We have to face difficulties to find out what our true strengths are. How we come back from a failure is a very valuable test.

problems aren't something you can run away from. You have to face them, or they'll never get solved.

All I can think is if Dave Fernandez, who's been through so much pain and heartache, can navigate the crowded paths of Washington Square Park without being able to see, surely I can navigate the paths of my own life, murky as they've gotten lately.

Things Happen and once they start happening you pretty much just to hold on for dear life and see where they drop you when they stop.