Quotes About Adversity

Every step of the way, life was hard. I was supposed to be a statistic.

You can't statistic through your whole life.

I thought the divorce statistics would never apply to me. I was beyond heartbroken when they did. But I got up and got on with it. I also kept my belief in marriage.

I don't know the statistics, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that a disproportionate number of comics come from broken homes.

Cancer had given me a reverse celebrity status: all the attention for something you didn't want to be known for. I had crossed over into a new land, the land of Patient. And with every step I was feeling less like Suleika.

Sometimes, we need an obstacle to challenge us and push us further than we would if things were always status quo. I'd say one example is the market crashing. It's like, just when we started to get into a rhythm, everything changed! But, it taught us a great deal about how we do business and how we can improve.

Many have built their careers buttressing the status quo, reinforcing what they've already accomplished, and resisting the radical thinking that can topple their legacy - not exactly the attitude you want when trying to drive innovation forward.

So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

I had to develop the mentality and stay positive about making my comeback.

Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.

A playwright lives in an occupied country. And if you can't live that way you don't stay.

You can bend, but never break. Stay Unbreakable!

When you're down, are you going to be mentally down and make it last longer, or are you going to stay positive, keep an even keel?

You either listen to the naysayers and fall into the pit of self-loathing, or you stay on the path and move forward.

I've always been able to stay calm in high-pressure situations.

There are difficult matches from time to time, and that is absolutely normal. You have to stay calm and confident after them.

Starting a business and building a product are not for the faint of heart. You have to learn to not let little disappointments get you down and to stay focused on the big picture.

Sometimes things might not go as you want them to, but you have to stay focused and fully concentrated.

As someone who grew up with a father who was the prime minister, many people liked me, and many didn't. I don't pay much attention to labels and certainly don't let people define me through the labels they apply. I stay focused on what I need to do.

Teams make runs and you just have to stay focused.

We have a pretty tough schedule coming up. We have to stay strong mentally and must focus on getting better.

The key is to stay level headed. Not get too high with the highs. At the same time, you need to stay strong when things aren't going your way.

When there is a difficult moment, you need to stay strong because it's difficult when you don't play.

I think people are always going to say things about you or disapprove of your relationships or your ideals or your beliefs or something, but I think you have to stand up and stay strong in who you are and not let it affect you.