Quotes About Adversity

Trust yourself. You've survived a lot and you will survive whatever is coming.

Even his stalwart manhood seemed to have shrunk somewhat under

he bore himself through it like a moral Viking.

Hours of crisis often call for sacrifice. In matters of consequence, when have doubt and fear given the best advice? Why not heed faith, courage, and honor?

You picked the right road, even though it is the most difficult. That is the essence of heroism. (p. 326)

She (Rachel) pulled away and looked into his eyes. Don't give up. There goes my plan. I'm serious. Even if things look bad, find a way to win. Find it. You too, Jason urged. Within reason. Don't try some huge Edomic command and blow yourself to pieces. There goes my plan. You stole my line.

He recalled Galloran stating that being a hero meant doing what was right regardless of the consequences. The thought sent a thrill through him. Galloran had been in this same situation and had made the right choice. Jason felt less alone. Malodor had claimed that his opponents had no heroes among them. But Galloran was proof to the contrary. And Jason would be evidence as well. p. 420

The comforts of life as a fugitive, Drake sighed. Stumbling about in the dark without mounts.

Considering the circumstances, Rollan figured being alive was the same thing as being okay.

Look, my terrible childhood is all I've got! Don't you dare try to top it.

Fun to think about," Cole said, straining to sound brave. "You get used to it," Jace said. "If you live long enough." "You should become a motivational speaker." Jace grinned.

A common enemy is not necessarily a reliable basis for friendship.

You're trying to figure out who you are. I see it. And you'll make it. But not if you give up." Seth heaved a sigh. "I might want to give up, but I won't. I worry, though: what if everything I do just causes more harm?" "Everyone causes harm," Calvin said. "Sometimes we hurt others, and sometimes we hurt ourselves. If you've caused a problem, you learn and do better. You become smarter for next time. And you undo what harm you can.

One of the team members perished, and a second was badly injured." "Sounds like an ideal situation for involving a fourteen-year-old girl

Only a teaspoon of self-pity, girl. Every day give yourself a teaspoonful, but only a teaspoonful. Fill it up full, but only once! Don't let yourself have more. You can't live off it. But just a bit of it is like a tonic.

I have been through hell...And I'm really tired.

Learned that he had to overcome the past or the past would overcome him.

Don't make excuses for him. We all have choices, even when times are tough. Those are the defining moments of our lives.

Not every change comes about peaceably, even changes that are for the best.

Sometimes we see the jagged rocks in our path, but we still can't avoid them.

And you can reach them, because you know what it's like to have a difficult childhood. It's made you caring, empathetic and willing to get off your ass instead of just sitting back and enjoying your money.

I, for one, am grateful that you were able to overcome what you've been through. You didn't let it break you—no sir—and that acts as a beacon for others. That's why football is important. It's football that put you up in front of everyone, so they could see your example.

He wasn't the only one who'd ever suffered—yet he'd been given a unique opportunity to make a difference.

they cause? And are there better ways of spotting and stopping them? After having been