Quotes About Adversity

One does not reckon, at such times, the cost to one's limbs and joints; there is a limit to the pliancy of the mortal form.

A noi mortali, purtroppo, è negato il lusso della licenza narrativa: dobbiamo vivere e andare avanti.

Do not measure the number of tragedies you suffer, quantify the success derived from the.

I try to have reasonable happy endings because I would hate any child to be cast down in gloom and despair, I want to show them you can find a way out of it.

Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: "A man can stand anything, except a succession of ordinary days." When she

Perhaps we must allow ourselves to be brought gently into the future by the good times, taking those dear memories with us and not allowing the worst of times to hold us in its grip—to hold us back, really." Dame

Just because the circumstances might be almost intolerable does not mean there are not moments when the light shines in.

Come, take what you will, be nourished and know that you can bear what might be on your horizon, the good and the ill." Now

Sometimes you can't slay those dragons; they can't be done away with, just like that." She snapped the fingers of her free hand. "You have to know how not to disturb them, how to mollify them if they become roused, and, above all, you have to come to respect them.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: "A man can stand anything, except a succession of ordinary days.

Wolfgang von Goethe: "A man can stand anything, except a succession of ordinary days.

There's some people who seem to be dealt the wrong hand, and it's just one thing after another.

I think there is something to be said for a well-publicized ass-kicking.

In technology, failure is often a precondition to future successes, while prosperity can be the beginning of the end

RIM's chief saw the semiconductor giant as a dangerous, tricky heavyweight whose every employee lived by former CEO Andy Grove's mantra, "Only the paranoid survive.

EVERYBODY HAS PLANS UNTIL THEY GET HIT. —MIKE TYSON

Balsillie followed two Sun Tzu tactics religiously: appear strong no matter how weak your hand; and move to uneven terrain if an aggressor is overwhelming. For Balsillie, rugged ground meant keeping competitors, suppliers, and customers off balance.

Lo que ellos más ansían es aplastarme. Les interesa más derrotarme que el futuro de nuestra nación.

wherever a human being goes, there is a challenge. Be the best man you can, and your gods will look with favor upon you.