Quotes About Adversity

My hunger, my thirst, my loneliness and boredom and fear were all weapons aimed at my enemy, the world. They didn't matter a whit to the world, of course, and they tormented me, but I got a gruesome satisfaction from my sufferings.

My hunger, my thirst, my loneliness and boredom and fear were all weapons aimed at my enemy, the world.

When things come to the worst, they generally mend.

In tudi, ko najdeš svoj pogled, moraš budno paziti, kajti škrat je stalno na preži - ne prenese, da si zbežal iz tistega malega sveta, kamor te je hotel zapreti. Vsadi ti prepri?anje, da si nekaj dosegel. Zato si je treba zamašiti ušesa kot Odisej pred sirenami in hoditi naprej.

Veš katero napako delamo spet in spet. Mislimo, da je življenje nespremenljivo in da moramo, ko smo se enkrat utirili, slediti tiru prav do konca. Usoda pa je veliko bolj domiselna od nas. Ko že misliš, da si se znašel v slepi ulici, ko si na robu brezupa, pride mo?an sunek vetra in v hipu vse preobrne, vse se spremeni in naenkrat se znajdeš v ?isto novem življenju.

para ponerse en camino, es necesario tener nostalgia de algo. Si le quito la luz a una planta reunirá todas sus fuerzas para lograr encontrarla, las células apicales se estirarán de manera espasmódica para descubrir un resquicio y, una vez alcanzada la meta, la planta será más fuerte porque habiéndose enfrentado con la adversidad, ha logrado superarla.

I had no idea, she panted, that being ruined could be so invigorating.

You okay?" Rick asked, as he helped her into the back seat of Ripton's Mercedes and then went around the other side to join her. "I'm okay. I got shot again." "It was a graze. Again." "You're just jealous because you've only been roughed up a couple of times." She patted his thigh. "Someone will shoot you eventually. I'm sure of it." "Mm-hm. Probably you." "Probably.

If Cosgrove means to play games, then so do I. I will marry him because I must, but I shall not be a lamb- or a cow- led to the slaughter. If he intends to destroy my spirit, he will find it a difficult task. I am not some fly whose wings he can pull off and then step on. I'm... I'm a bee, and I shall sting him back.

Shh, May,' Felicity said soothingly, glancing behind her. She absolutely did not want Rafe to come out and say something stupidly noble. They were on their own - again - and they would simply have to make do.

Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.

Sometimes incidents and events in our lives bring out the best in us, or the worst. Sometimes we recover from these events and sometimes we don't - but they always impact us. At other times how we act and react, or deal with a particular situation, reveals our true nature and tells us who we really are.

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!

Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give... it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.

It Ain't How Hard You Hit…It's How Hard You Can Get Hit and Keep Moving Forward. It's About How Much You Can Take And Keep Moving Forward!

Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give... It's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, And not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. COWARDS DO THAT AND THAT AIN'T YOU. YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEM!

But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!

freedom of choice is possible. Life is going to unfold however it does: pleasant or unpleasant, disappointing or thrilling, expected or unexpected, all of the above! What a relief it would be to know that whatever wave comes along, we can ride it out with grace [p. 35].

Heir to your own karma doesn't mean 'You get what you deserve.' I think it means 'You get what you get.' Bad things happen to good people. My happiness depending on my action means, to me, that it depends on my action of choosing compassion--for myself as well as for everyone else--rather than contention. [p.61]

When life gives me pits, I'll plant them and grow cherry trees.

She'd have to start smoking. There would be no other way through this.

You've got to have as many good times as bad, or it all becomes too painful and too much work.

If you're on your back, you're not on your feet!

Because when you're flat on your back you're not on your feet.