Quotes About Adversity

No need to worry. Diamonds are made under pressure, and you're our brilliant Claire.

life we can't control, she thought. We must accept the cork we are and stay afl, and bob gaily when we can. She

If not, there was always whiskey.

Without adversity there is no triumphant comeback

provide energy on the days the sun could not. The batteries were old

It isn't fair, but maybe that's the whole point. Fairness has no part in real life, and she took that lesson away from the Hotel Angeline with her.

My really smart mom used to say there'd be things in life I don't like, but's that no reason to stop liking life.

When tragedy strikes, I must remember to breathe until I get to the fun part again.

She reflects on the girl she had been in this place, and the things she had to do in order to survive. For a long time, she'd had to live her child- hood backward, forced to step up and take charge of things that were thrust into her hands.

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. —Marilyn Monroe

On his very worst day, each one of these men managed to summon his very best. Each one embodied the essence of courage. It is not the state of being unafraid, but the rare ability to confront fear.

The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea. —Isak Dinesen

Sometimes desperation can look a lot like bravery

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face.

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds." —Aristotle Onassis

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing. —Marcus Aurelius

The child endures all things." —Maria Montessori

Winston Churchill once said, "When you are going through hell, keep going.

Alexander is a Montgomery. He doesn't belong in some backwater resort town. If he had stayed where he belongs, none of this would have happened. If you stay in bed every morning and never get up, nothing will ever happen to you. But that's no way to live. I can see why my son likes you.

her questions shooting at him like a barrage of machine-gun fire. He thought he did okay, because he was prepared. He had spent weeks reading and researching and studying, all the while waiting for the next round of bad news about his father.

You know what Winston Churchill famously said? 'When you're going through hell, keep going.

you're not a criminal. Or a victim. You're a survivor. Love yourself, honey. Love that girl who lost her mama too young and picked the wrong guy and had to fight for herself. Love that girl—because I do.

Maybe, she thought, the secret to a happy life was learning to get through the unhappy periods intact.