Quotes About Adversity

I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.

I learned long ago on the battlefields of Vietnam that in a crisis, there is no substitute for clear-eyed leadership.

If wars were won by superior technology alone, the United States would not have been vanquished in Vietnam or waylaid in Afghanistan.

People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.

'Ninnu Kori' urges us to take a broader view of life, look past stumbling blocks, and rise above self sympathy.

Keep in mind that no matter how perfectly you get your life in order, you will never be rid of all your problems. Problems are a way of life, always have been, always will be. But how you elect to view those problems is all up to you.

As with so many other aspects of our lives, we were never prepared for trouble. We just tried like hell to get out of the way when it came.

Yeah, I knew," he finally said, his voice soft. "I always knew I'd do whatever it took. Living in a trailer park, running in a pack of barefoot kids . . . my whole life was already set out for me, and I sure as hell didn't like the looks of it. So I always knew I'd take my chance when I got it. And if it didn't come, I'd make something happen.

Have you ever heard the expression 'catching a wolf by the ears'?" "No." "It means you're in trouble whether you hold on or let go." Garrett nuzzled her cheek against his hand. "If you're the wolf, then I'll hold on.

The next time someone shoots at you… try ducking.

A man who wants trouble can find it anywhere.

Are you a lefty?" he asked with amiable interest. "No. But if this hand gets bitten off, I'll still have my good one to write with.

That's what life is. One problem after another. You can't control any of it. All you can do is reach out for something good whenever you can. And hold on no matter what.

What if no one will have us here either?" "Then we'll become a pair of wicked old spinsters, romping back and forth across Europe.

It is always more difficult for the people who swim against the current, Sophia

you don't believe in marriage ..." " I changed my mind. I figured out the flaw in my reasoning. I told you it was more romantic not to get married, because then you just stay with each other for the good times. But I was wrong. It only means something when you stay during the bad times. For better or worse.

in my opinion some things about you would not change no matter what has happened to your memory.

Shock is a merciful condition. It allows you to get through disaster with a necessary distance between you and your feelings, so you can get things done.

Un hombre que quiere problemas puede encontrarlos en cualquier sitio.

the kind who relied on their backbones when their wishbones were broken.

Being ostracized was status quo for her. She'd survive.

Afraid was good, he thought. Change requires fear, he knew this too.

People do not say "failed" any more, Jane thinks. They say other things. A whole movement has risen up to avoid the acknowledgement of failure. People want to learn from failure, they want to embrace it. But failure isn't good, she thinks. If something can be redeemed it isn't really a failure.

His experience: everybody is afraid of something. Find out what everybody else is afraid of and go into that.