Quotes About Adversity

Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can.

The most difficult journeys often take us where we were meant to go... B

But growing up hadn't been all cupcakes and parties, and he could remember wishing for a different life.

Hardships drive some people apart. Others, like us, grow even closer.

Há pessoas que se afastam umas das outras quando surgem adversidades. Outras, como nós, aproximam-se ainda mais.

There's no shame in being a broken man. You just pick up the pieces… and start rebuilding.

He lived a wounded life

Even though people are left behind, new ones will inevitably take their place; that every place has something good—and bad—to offer.

Welcome to war. It's always a SNAFU: situation normal, all f—ed up.

Our stories are funny because we lived them, and we survived them.

That's the thing about life. A lot of the time, it isn't easy at all. We just have to try to make the best of it.

Sometimes you found yourself in conflict or within an area where there's conflict. Some days you just find yourself in danger. Sometimes these things mould you and that's what I mean about hostile environments.

I was born in 1928 and by 1931 the Depression was beginning to mount.

These losses, when they mount up it's hard to keep your cool.

People with success are less able to cope because you're used to being on Mount Everest and when it's gone, what do you do?

You can say what you want about me playing in the Mountain West, but I can only eat what's in front of me. I've dominated in my field and did what I had to do.

In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for 'Scientific American Frontiers.'

I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.

Rescuing people from 8,450 meters is way harder than climbing a mountain.

You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess.

The mountains are a demanding, cold place, and they don't allow for mistakes.

Why do I want to be challenged or have challenges? That's why I don't go climb mountains.

If you're in business and you make a sales call and that lead doesn't buy from you, you don't sit there all day mourning the loss of that lead. You go out there and make 10 more sales calls!

When you take someone's best shot in the mouth, there's nothing more they can give you.