Quotes About Adversity

You can't be involved in modern American politics without somebody attacking you.

When you're in politics sometimes you step on toes and they come back and kick you in the backside.

I was tenaciously opposed by the governor and deputy-governor of the Bank, who had seats in parliament, and I had the City for an antagonist on almost every occasion.

During times like these, the wise are influential.

The more you can escape from how horrible things really are, the less it's going to bother you...and then, the worse things get.

Dealing with pain for surviving on this thirsty concrete

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.

Tell me how I stay positive When they never see good in me

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

Nothing good ever comes from worrying or sitting there feeling sorry for yourself... Keep positive and keep pushing on and things will turn good.

The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it

When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray.

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

If you are going down a road and don't like what's in front of you, and look behind you and don't like what you see, get off the road. Create a new path!

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The future has several names. For the weak, it is impossible; for the fainthearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.

The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

Problems are guidelines, not stop signs!

Faith is reacting positively to a negative situation.

All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.

Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.